Denis-Constant Martin (born 13 July 1947) is a French scholar.

Biography

Martin, a graduate of the

Institut d'études politiques de Paris , motto_lang = fr , mottoeng = Roots of the Future , type = Public research university''Grande école'' , established = , founder = Émile Boutmy , accreditation ...

and the

Institut national des langues et civilisations orientales Institut national des langues et civilisations orientales ( en, National Institute for Oriental Languages and Civilizations), abbreviated as INALCO, is a French university specializing in the teaching of languages and cultures from the world. ...

, is the holder of two doctorates, directed by Georges Balandier. From 1969 to 2008, he was research director at the . A researcher at the "Centre d'étude d'Afrique noire" of the

Bordeaux University The University of Bordeaux (French: ''Université de Bordeaux'') is a public university based in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. It has several campuses in the cities and towns of Bordeaux, Dax, Gradignan, Périgueux, Pessac, and Ta ...

, he teaches

political anthropology Political anthropology is the comparative study of politics in a broad range of historical, social, and cultural settings. History of political anthropology Origins Political anthropology has its roots in the 19th century. At that time, thinkers ...

at the

Institut d'études politiques de Bordeaux Institut d'études politiques de Bordeaux, also known as Sciences Po Bordeaux, is a French grande école located on the university campus of Pessac, Bordeaux. It is attached to the University of Bordeaux. Established in 1948, Sciences Po Bordeau ...

and has also given courses in the music department of the

Paris 8 University Paris 8 University Vincennes-Saint-Denis (french: Université Paris 8 Vincennes-Saint-Denis) is a public university in Paris, France. Once part of the historic University of Paris, it is now an autonomous public institution. It is one of the th ...

, but also, among others, in South Africa, Algeria, the United States and Kenya where in 1980 he founded and directed the "Institut de recherches en Afrique."

Fields of research

Martin's work is mainly focused on two areas:

Political sociology Political sociology is an interdisciplinary field of study concerned with exploring how governance and society interact and influence one another at the micro to macro levels of analysis. Interested in the social causes and consequences of how ...

and Political anthropology, notably in Africa, and popular

sociomusicology Sociomusicology (from Latin: ''socius'', "companion"; from Old French ''musique''; and the suffix ''-ology'', "the study of", from Old Greek λόγος, ''lógos'' : "discourse"), also called music sociology or the sociology of music, refers to bo ...

Publications

* ''Aux sources du Reggae. Musique, société et politique en Jamaïque'', éd. Parenthèses, 1982. * ''Le Kenya'', with Marie-Christine Martin,

Que sais-je ? "Que sais-je?" (QSJ) (; Literally: "What do I know?", ) is an editorial collection published by the Presses universitaires de France (PUF). The aim of the series is to provide the lay reader with an accessible introduction to a field of study wr ...

, 1983. * ''L'Héritage de Kenyatta'',

L'Harmattan Éditions L'Harmattan, usually known simply as L'Harmattan (), is one of the largest French book publishers. It specialises in non-fiction books with a particular focus on Sub-Saharan Africa. It is named after the Harmattan, a trade wind in W ...

, 1985. * ''Tanzanie, l'invention d'une culture politique'',

Fondation nationale des sciences politiques , motto_lang = fr , mottoeng = Roots of the Future , type = Public research university''Grande école'' , established = , founder = Émile Boutmy , accreditation ...

, 1988. * ''Constellation, satellites, systèmes : enjeux régionaux, enjeux continentaux en Afrique Australe'', Centre d'études d'Afrique noire, 1989. * ''L'Amérique de Mingus'', with

Didier Levallet Didier Levallet (born 19 July 1944, in Arcy-sur-Cure, France) is a French jazz double bassist, composer, arranger and leader. A self-taught bassist, Levallet made his professional debut in Paris in 1969, working with such artists as Ted Curson, J ...

, , 1991. * ''La découverte des cultures politiques : esquisse d'une approche comparatiste à partir des expériences africaines'', Centre de recherches internationales, 1992. * ''Les démocraties antillaises en crise'',

Éditions Karthala Karthala is a French publishing house specializing in the history, sociology, religion, languages and geopolitics of developing countries. Its headquarters is at 22-24 boulevard Arago in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France. Karthala wa ...

, 199 * ''Le gospel afro-américain : des spirituals au rap religieux'',

Actes Sud Actes Sud is a French publishing house based in Arles. It was founded in 1978 by author Hubert Nyssen. By 2013, the company, then headed by Nyssen's daughter, Françoise Nyssen, had an annual turnover of 60 million euros and 60 staff members. ...

, 1998. * ''Coon Carnival, New Year in Cape Town, Past and Present'', David Philip Publishers, 1999. * ''La France du jazz : musique, modernité et identité dans la première moitié du XXe siècle'',''La France du jazz''
(Citizen Jazz) éd. Parenthèses, 2002. * ''Viewing the New South Africa, Representations of South Africa in Television Commercials'', Institut français d'Afrique du Sud, 2006. * ''Quand le rap sort de sa bulle. Sociologie politique d'un succès populaire'' (about

Diam's Mélanie Georgiades (; born 25 July 1980 in Nicosia), better known by her stage name Diam's (), is a French rapper of Greek Cypriot origin. Biography Mélanie Marie Georgiades was born on July 25, 1980 in Nicosia, capital of Cyprus. Her mother ...

Éditions Mélanie Seteun The Éditions Mélanie Seteun are a publishing association dedicated to "taking popular music seriously, especially within the French-speaking world. They publish '' Volume! the French Journal of Popular Music Studies'', book collections ("Musiq ...

/ IRMA, 2010.

Direction of studies

* ''Les Afriques politiques'', with Christian Coulon, publisher, 1991. * ''Sortir de l'apartheid'', , 1992. * ''Cartes d'identité, comment dit-on « nous » en politique ?,''

, 1994. * ''Les nouveaux langages du politique en Afrique orientale'', éditions Karthala, 1998. * ''Sur la piste des OPNI (Objets politiques non identifiés)'', éd. Karthala, 2002. * ''L'identité en jeux, pouvoirs, identifications, mobilisations'', Karthala/Ceri, 2010.

Biography

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