Jann Pasler, Composing the Citizen: Music as Public Utility in Third Republic France
In Composing the Citizen, Jann Pasler presents a study on music as a “public utility” in Third Republic France. The author takes us on a journey through the institutional and ideological apparatus on which attempts to achieve social cohesion in that context were grounded, and explains how music hel...
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| Udgivet i: | URI:https://journals.openedition.org/transposition, |
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| Format: | Article ou chapitre numérique |
| Sprog: | Anglais |
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Transposition
2013
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| Online adgang: | Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM |
| Summary: | In Composing the Citizen, Jann Pasler presents a study on music as a “public utility” in Third Republic France. The author takes us on a journey through the institutional and ideological apparatus on which attempts to achieve social cohesion in that context were grounded, and explains how music helped to articulate and maintain it. The journey is a fascinating one, as it draws on a wide array of methodological approaches that range from urban anthropology and semiotics (focused on Paris), to... |
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