by Michel Foucault · Godefroy · Tapa blanda · ISBN 9782865531318
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«Les vieux métiers illustrés par la chanson» is an essay in social history by Michel Foucault, published by Godefroy in paperback.
The volume analyzes traditional French trades and their reflection in the repertoire of popular songs, paying special attention to social aspects and the history of the working class. It is completed with illustrations and an index that allow readers to explore the world of work and French popular music.
The work was published in Paris in 2000; the subtitle of this edition is «métiers du terroir et de l'eau».
It will be of interest to readers of French social history and to those who study popular culture, traditional music and the world of work.
Paul-Michel Foucault was a French historian of ideas and philosopher, who was also an author, literary critic, political activist, and teacher. Foucault's theories primarily addressed the relationships between power, knowledge and liberty, and he analyzed how they are used as a form of social control through multiple institutions. Though often cited as a structuralist and postmodernist, Foucault rejected these labels and sought to critique authority without limits on himself. His thought has influenced academics within a large number of contrasting areas of study, with this especially including those working in anthropology, communication studies, criminology, cultural studies, feminism, literary theory, psychology, and sociology. His efforts against homophobia and racial prejudice as well as against other ideological doctrines have also shaped research into critical theory and Marxism–Leninism alongside other topics.
