As a German with a French first name, I had dedicated my PhD thesis to the intercultural mix of the French band Mano Negra. Consequently, I always got excited, when I could share my outsider’s perspective on popular music in France with French colleagues. Yet, when I was asked to hand in an application for the IReMus conference on Serge Gainsbourg in 2018, I was challenged, as Gainsbourg did not stand at the centre of my research.
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Scopitone/A History of the Forerunner of Music Videos
Scopitone. Histoire culturelle du télé-box et de la chanson filmée yéyé
(1959-2010)
Audrey Orillard (audrey.orillard@univ-paris1.fr), historienne a soutenu le 9 avril 2014 à l’Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne une thèse sous la direction de Myriam Tsikounas consacrée au Scopitone. Histoire culturelle du télé-box et de la chanson filmée yéyé (1959-2010). Vous trouverez ci-dessous un résumé en français et en anglais ci-dessous.
Audrey Orillard (audrey.orillard@univ-paris1.fr), a French historian, has defended her Phd on 9 April 2014 at the University of Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne. The title of her thesis, which she did under the supervision of Myriam Tsikounas is: Scopitone. A Cultural History of Machine Music and Yéyé Filmed Songs (1959-2010). You’ll find an abstract in French and in English below. Continue reading
