20th- and 21st-Century French Popular Music

This media-based survey of popular music in 20th- and 21st-century France traces the evolution of the most influential artists from 1900 to 2025, through recorded and printed interviews with musicians, songwriters, and critics, and through analysis of music videos and lyrics. Beginning with early music hall performers to contemporary experimentations in electronic music, hip hop, and hybrid forms, the course traces genealogies of influence and explores the political and social aspects of French music.