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List of Musical Examples and Figures
Notes on Contributors
Acknowledgments
Introduction: From Saint-Germain-des-Prés to the Sorbonne: The Emergence of Gainsbourg Studies Olivier Julien and Olivier Bourderionnet
Part 1 Deconstructing the Gainsbourg Persona
"Docteur Jekyll et Monsieur Hyde": Gainsbourg in the Mirror
1 The Hidden Beauty of the Ugly Jeremy Allen
2 Gainsbourg over Piaf: The Gendered Pantheon of Chanson Artists in French Music Biopics Isabelle Marc
"Yellow Star": Gainsbourg & Jewishness
3 "Dieu Est Juif": Disappearing and Reappearing Jewishness in Serge Gainsbourg's Career Jonathyne Briggs and Nick Underwood
4 "Le Sable et le Soldat": Serge Gainsbourg, Jewishness, Masculinity, and the Quest for Legitimacy France Grenaudier-Klijn
"Vu de l'Extérieur": Gainsbourg's International Reputation
5 Contention and Consensus: Posthumous Press Coverage of Serge Gainsbourg in the UK Chris Tinker
6 The Critical Song of Serge Gainsbourg Caroline Kennedy
Part 2 Words and Music
"Du Jazz dans le Ravin": The Beginnings
7 Boris Vian's Visionary Criticism of the Early Work of Serge Gainsbourg Marianne Di Benedetto
8 Fallen on Deaf Ears: Confidentiel's Visionary Blend of Jazz and Chanson Olivier Bourderionnet
"Là-Bas C'Est Naturel": Gainsbourg & World Music
9 "Latin" Gainsbourg and the Parisian Nightclub Scene Sue Miller
10 Gainsbourg and Musical Crossover: Issues in Sound Categorization and Stylistic Appropriation in the Study of Gainsbourg Percussions Danick Trottier
11 Gainsbourg in a Reggae Style: The Esthetics, Economics, and Politics of Aux Armes et Cætera Marc Kaiser
12 Gainsbourg and the Other: A Postcolonial Reading of Gainsbourg Percussions Aurélien Djebbari and Elina Djebbari
"L'Impression du Déjà-Vu": Local Inspiration & Francophone Legacy
13 Charles Trenet's Influence on Serge Gainsbourg: Swing, Irony, and Poetry Claire Fraysse
14 Singing Gainsbourg at the Time of the Yé-Yé (1962-6): The Perpetual Provocateur and His Muses Andreas Bonnermeier
"Qui Est 'In' Qui Est 'Out'": Gainsbourg & The British Invasion
15 "Extrêmement Pop": Gainsbourg and Swinging London Kirk Anderson
16 "Je T'Aime... Moi Non Plus": Jane Birkin and the English Preference of Serge Gainsbourg Peter Hawkins
Part 3 Beyond Songwriting
"Arts Majeurs"/"Arts Mineurs": Intertextual Perspectives
17 Cargo Cultist: How Serge Gainsbourg Pioneered Sampling Darran Anderson
18 "Un Amour Peut en Cacher un Autre": Serge Gainsbourg through the Prism of Transtextuality Olivier Julien
19 Serge Gainsbourg and the Romantic Piano Nathalie Hérold
"Les Dessous Chics": Gainsbourg & Musical Analysis
20 Evil Twin? The Poetics of Duality in Serge Gainsbourg Catherine Rudent
Contents
List of Musical Examples and Figures
Notes on Contributors
Acknowledgments
Introduction: From Saint-Germain-des-Prés to the Sorbonne: The Emergence of Gainsbourg Studies Olivier Julien and Olivier Bourderionnet
Part 1 Deconstructing the Gainsbourg Persona
"Docteur Jekyll et Monsieur Hyde": Gainsbourg in the Mirror
1 The Hidden Beauty of the Ugly Jeremy Allen
2 Gainsbourg over Piaf: The Gendered Pantheon of Chanson Artists in French Music Biopics Isabelle Marc
"Yellow Star": Gainsbourg & Jewishness
3 "Dieu Est Juif": Disappearing and Reappearing Jewishness in Serge Gainsbourg's Career Jonathyne Briggs and Nick Underwood
4 "Le Sable et le Soldat": Serge Gainsbourg, Jewishness, Masculinity, and the Quest for Legitimacy France Grenaudier-Klijn
"Vu de l'Extérieur": Gainsbourg's International Reputation
5 Contention and Consensus: Posthumous Press Coverage of Serge Gainsbourg in the UK Chris Tinker
6 The Critical Song of Serge Gainsbourg Caroline Kennedy
Part 2 Words and Music
"Du Jazz dans le Ravin": The Beginnings
7 Boris Vian's Visionary Criticism of the Early Work of Serge Gainsbourg Marianne Di Benedetto
8 Fallen on Deaf Ears: Confidentiel's Visionary Blend of Jazz and Chanson Olivier Bourderionnet
"Là-Bas C'Est Naturel": Gainsbourg & World Music
9 "Latin" Gainsbourg and the Parisian Nightclub Scene Sue Miller
10 Gainsbourg and Musical Crossover: Issues in Sound Categorization and Stylistic Appropriation in the Study of Gainsbourg Percussions Danick Trottier
11 Gainsbourg in a Reggae Style: The Esthetics, Economics, and Politics of Aux Armes et Cætera Marc Kaiser
12 Gainsbourg and the Other: A Postcolonial Reading of Gainsbourg Percussions Aurélien Djebbari and Elina Djebbari
"L'Impression du Déjà-Vu": Local Inspiration & Francophone Legacy
13 Charles Trenet's Influence on Serge Gainsbourg: Swing, Irony, and Poetry Claire Fraysse
14 Singing Gainsbourg at the Time of the Yé-Yé (1962-6): The Perpetual Provocateur and His Muses Andreas Bonnermeier
"Qui Est 'In' Qui Est 'Out'": Gainsbourg & The British Invasion
15 "Extrêmement Pop": Gainsbourg and Swinging London Kirk Anderson
16 "Je T'Aime... Moi Non Plus": Jane Birkin and the English Preference of Serge Gainsbourg Peter Hawkins
Part 3 Beyond Songwriting
"Arts Majeurs"/"Arts Mineurs": Intertextual Perspectives
17 Cargo Cultist: How Serge Gainsbourg Pioneered Sampling Darran Anderson
18 "Un Amour Peut en Cacher un Autre": Serge Gainsbourg through the Prism of Transtextuality Olivier Julien
19 Serge Gainsbourg and the Romantic Piano Nathalie Hérold
"Les Dessous Chics": Gainsbourg & Musical Analysis
20 Evil Twin? The Poetics of Duality in Serge Gainsbourg Catherine Rudent