Music 593L - S-Music&CulturalPol/France1950

This course will examine the interaction of musics with French political institutions and cultural policy since 1950, with particular emphasis on the period of the Fifth Republic. We will trace the development of French cultural policy from the De Gaulle regime through structural changes under Mitterrand and to contemporary iterations of cultural policy, by examining the variegated effects of politics and policy on music traditions and performance practices in France. Among the music we will track will be concert music, jazz, popular music and various musiques actuelles.

This course is open to Music Graduate students in any concentration. Undergraduates who have completed MUSIC 301
can enroll with Instructor's permission.