Langues, discours et inter cultures
Volume 10, Numéro 1, Pages 174-189
2026-07-31
Auteurs : Ichola Marcel Balogoun .
In its role of relaying through the prism of the subjectivation of facts and social phenomena, contemporary francophone literature has focused on several areas of social life. Among them, popular music or pop music stands out. Renowned for being an art of distraction and relaxation, popular music has adapted to social dynamics to the point of becoming an almost essential art in sociology. As a result, it plays a driving function in the study of observable facts and transformations in individuals and groups. Le Lys et le Flamboyant novel by Henri Lopes effectively illustrates the use of music and dance as structuring elements of the narrative, thus offering a critique that is both subtle and humorous of social dynamics. By exploring, among other things, music as a reflection of the evolution of social norms, an element of collective memory, a metaphor for identity and belonging, and even a vector of resistance and rebellion, this study aims, through discourse analysis, to show how literature, through The Lily and the Flame Tree, uses popular music to question and shed light on the sociocultural dynamics in contemporary Francophone literature. Keywords: Popular music - Literature - Francophone - Dynamics - Cultural identities
Popular music ; Literature ; Francophone ; Dynamics ; Cultural identities
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