Beschreibung:
Barbara Lebrun traces the evolution of 'protest' music in France since 1981, exploring the contradictions that emerge when artists who take their musical production and political commitment 'seriously', cross over to the mainstream, becoming profitable and consensual. The book focuses on music production in France, the representations of a 'protest' identity in relation to discourses of national identity and examines the audiences of French 'protest' music and considers festivals as places of 'non-mainstream' identity negotiation.
Introduction Protest and Authenticity in Contemporary French Music Culture; Part I Serious Business. The Production of Protest in the French Music Industry; Chapter 1 Independent Labels, Music Policy and Rock Alternatif; Part II Protest Identities. Nostalgia, Multiculturalism and Success Abroad; Chapter 2 Authenticity and Nostalgia in Chanson Néo-réaliste; Chapter 3 Hybridity, Arabness and Cultural Legitimacy in Rock Métis; Chapter 4 Manu Chao, Anti-Globalization Protest and International Success; Part III Participation, Audiences and Festivals; Chapter 5 Audience Reception and 'Alternative' Identities in Contemporary France; Chapter 6 Music Festivals as Sites of 'Alternative' Identities;