Boris Vian, inventor of America
During his short life, Boris Vian introduced American culture to France in his two favorite forms:...
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The Consolidation of Mass Cultures
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Ray Ventura, jazz and French chanson: an ambiguous Americanization
In the 1930s, Ray Ventura and his Collégiens established themselves as a model of French chanson,...
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Ray Ventura and His Collegians: from imitation to a Franco-American hybrid
In the early 1930s, Ray Ventura and His Collegians recorded in Paris covers of hit songs from...
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Can one « jazz » the French language ?
The preface to Paul Morand’s collection Magie noire (1929) has been the subject of much discussion,...
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Haute-Vienne on U.S. time: the Americanization of a French province in the 1930s
When, how and at what pace did a French province become Americanized? This article traces the arrival...