Popular Culture in Modern France
Download or Read eBook Popular Culture in Modern France PDF written by Brian Rigby and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2003-09-02 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : Brian Rigby |
| Publisher | : Routledge |
| Total Pages | : 206 |
| Release | : 2003-09-02 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9781134981991 |
| ISBN-13 | : 1134981996 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (91 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Popular Culture in Modern France by : Brian Rigby
Book excerpt: `Culture' is one of the most frequently used terms in the French vocabulary. It sells not only books, newspapers and magazines but also consumer products and political parties. But what are the meanings of `culture populaire'? What have the French understood by it, and what is its history? Brian Rigby's lively and cogent study traces changing notions of popular culture in France, from 1936 - the year of the Popular Front - to the present day. Asking why `culture' has become such a fiercely contested term, Rigby considers the work of the major French theorists, including Barthes, Bourdieu and Baudrillard.
