Made in France: Studies in Popular Music serves as a comprehensive introduction to the history, sociology, and musicology of contemporary French popular music. The volume consists of essays by scholars of French popular music, and covers the major figures, styles, and social contexts of pop music in France. The book first presents a general description of the history and background of popular music in France, followed by essays that are organized into thematic sections: The Mutations of French Popular Music During the "Trente Glorieuses"; Politicising Popular Music; Assimilation, Appropriation, French Specificity; and From Digital Stakes to Cultural Heritage: French Contemporary Topics.

Contributors:

Christian Bethune

Juliette Dalbavie

Gerome Guibert

Fabien Hein

Olivier Julien

Marc Kaiser

Barbara Lebrun

David Looseley

Stephanie Molinero

Anne Petiau

Cecile Prevost-Thomas

Vincent Rouze

Catherine Rudent

Matthieu Saladin

Jedediah Sklower

Raphael Suire

Florence Tamagne