Pierre Bourdieu And Cultural Theory

Author : Bridget Fowler
Publisher : SAGE
Page : 214 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 1997-04-08
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0803976267

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Pierre Bourdieu and Cultural Theory by Bridget Fowler Pdf

This is the first comprehensive description of Pierre Bourdieu's theory of culture and habitus. Within the wider intellectual context of Bourdieu's work, this book provides a systematic reading of his assessment of the role of `cultural capital' in the production and consumption of symbolic goods. Bridget Fowler outlines the key critical debates that inform Bourdieu's work. She introduces his recent treatment of the rules of art, explains the importance of his concept of capital - economic and social, symbolic and cultural - and defines such key terms as habitus, practice and strategy, legitimate culture, popular art and distinction. The book focuses particularly on Bourdieu's account of the nature of capit

Author : David Gartman
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 190 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780415524209

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Culture, Class, and Critical Theory by David Gartman Pdf

This volume focuses on developing a theory of culture that reveals how ideas create and legitimize social inequality, using empirical case studies ranging from automobile design to architecture to compare and critique two of the most influential theories of culture in contemporary sociology. It questions to what extent our culture reflects class inequality, and to what extent our culture masks those inequalities through the sameness of unified mass culture.

Author : John R. W. Speller
Publisher : Open Book Publishers
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781906924423

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Bourdieu and Literature by John R. W. Speller Pdf

Bourdieu and Literature is a wide-ranging, rigorous and accessible introduction to the relationship between Pierre Bourdieu's work and literary studies. It provides a comprehensive overview and critical assessment of his contributions to literary theory and his thinking about authors and literary works. One of the foremost French intellectuals of the post-war era, Bourdieu has become a standard point of reference in the fields of anthropology, linguistics, art history, cultural studies, politics, and sociology, but his longstanding interest in literature has often been overlooked. This study explores the impact of literature on Bourdieu's intellectual itinerary, and how his literary understanding intersected with his sociological theory and thinking about cultural policy. This is the first full-length study of Bourdieu's work on literature in English, and it provides an invaluable resource for students and scholars of literary studies, cultural theory and sociology.

Author : David Swartz
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 343 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2012-07-05
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780226161655

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Culture & Power by David Swartz Pdf

Pierre Bourdieu is one of the world's most important social theorists and is also one of the great empirical researchers in contemporary sociology. However, reading Bourdieu can be difficult for those not familiar with the French cultural context, and until now a comprehensive introduction to Bourdieu's oeuvre has not been available. David Swartz focuses on a central theme in Bourdieu's work—the complex relationship between culture and power—and explains that sociology for Bourdieu is a mode of political intervention. Swartz clarifies Bourdieu's difficult concepts, noting where they have been misinterpreted by critics and where they have fallen short in resolving important analytical issues. The book also shows how Bourdieu has synthesized his theory of practices and symbolic power from Durkheim, Marx, and Weber, and how his work was influenced by Sartre, Levi-Strauss, and Althusser. Culture and Power is the first book to offer both a sympathetic and critical examination of Bourdieu's work and it will be invaluable to social scientists as well as to a broader audience in the humanities.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:1152111702

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Pierre Bourdieu and Cultural Theory by Anonim Pdf

Author : Pierre Bourdieu
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 1977-06-02
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 052129164X

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Outline of a Theory of Practice by Pierre Bourdieu Pdf

Through Pierre Bourdieu's work in Kabylia (Algeria), he develops a theory on symbolic power.

Author : Pierre Bourdieu
Publisher : Columbia University Press
Page : 342 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Art
ISBN : 0231082878

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The Field of Cultural Production by Pierre Bourdieu Pdf

Analysis of art, literature and aesthetics

Author : Nicholas Brown,Imre Szeman
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 267 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2023-06-14
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781461640882

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Pierre Bourdieu by Nicholas Brown,Imre Szeman Pdf

“The wide range of subjects . . . provides a glimpse of the extent to which Bourdieu’s theories of culture have gained widespread currency in the humanities.” —David Eick, SubStance The work of Pierre Bourdieu, one of the most influential French intellectuals of the twentieth century, has had an enormous impact on research in fields as diverse as aesthetics, education, anthropology, and sociology. Pierre Bourdieu: Fieldwork in Culture is the first collection of essays to focus specifically on the contribution of Bourdieu’s thought to the study of cultural production. Though Bourdieu’s own work has illuminated diverse cultural phenomena, the essays in this volume extend to new cultural forms and to national situations outside France. Far from simply applying Bourdieu’s concepts and theoretical tools to these new contexts, the essays in this volume consider both the possibility and limits of Bourdieu’s sociology for the study of culture. “Worth the attention of those who seek to become familiar with Bourdieu or to engage with a more well-rounded familiarity with the usefulness of his social theory.” —Christopher Lindsay Turner, MFS Modern Fiction Studies “This sparkling and unusually coherent collection of essays emphasizes the American reception and adaptation of Bourdieu’s work. It shows how Bourdieu has been resisted and embraced and discusses how his terms and methods might be both used and modified by American academics. Theoretical reflections are productively complemented by empirical investigations of non-canonical and popular artistic expressions and by discussions of the position of women in Bourdieu’s thought.” —Marshall Brown, University of Washington

Author : Imre Szeman,Timothy Kaposy
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 561 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2010-04-26
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781405180832

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Cultural Theory by Imre Szeman,Timothy Kaposy Pdf

Cultural Theory: An Anthology is a collection of the essential readings that have shaped and defined the field of contemporary cultural theory Features a historically diverse and methodologically concise collection of readings including rare essays such as Pierre Bourdieu’s “Forms of Capital” (1986), Gilles Deleuze “Postscript on Societies of Control” (1992), and Fredric Jameson’s “Reification and Utopia in Mass Culture” (1979) Offers a radical new approach to teaching and studying cultural theory with material arranged around the central areas of inquiry in contemporary cultural study —the status and significance of culture itself, power, ideology, temporality, space and scale, and subjectivity Section introductions, designed to assist the student reader, provide an overview of each piece, explaining the context in which it was written and offering a brief intellectual biography of the author A large annotated bibliography of primary and secondary works for each author and topic promotes further research and discussion Features a useful glossary of critical terms

Author : Richard Harker,Cheleen Mahar,Chris Wilkes
Publisher : Springer
Page : 262 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2016-07-27
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781349211340

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An Introduction to the Work of Pierre Bourdieu by Richard Harker,Cheleen Mahar,Chris Wilkes Pdf

Pierre Bourdieu has been making a distinguished contribution to European sociology for the past 25 years. He is Professor of Sociology at the Collge de France in Paris and author of many influential books including, most recently, Distinction and Homo Academicus, which have both been translated into English. This book serves to introduce this important body of work to the Anglo-American world. In a cross-disciplinary collaboration Richard Harker, Cheleen Mahar and Chris Wilkes provide the reader with the necessary tools to understand this complex and rewarding body of French sociology. Post modernist sociology has already been influenced by the French theorist Foucault; it is likely that the generation to come will be reading Bourdieu.

Author : Pierre Bourdieu,Jean-Claude Passeron
Publisher : SAGE
Page : 302 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 1990-10
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0803983204

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Reproduction in Education, Society and Culture by Pierre Bourdieu,Jean-Claude Passeron Pdf

The way in which the ruling ideas of a social system are related to structures of class, production and power, and how these are legitimated and perpetuated, is fundamental to the sociological project. In this second edition of this classic text, which includes a new introduction by Pierre Bourdieu, the authors develop an analysis of education (in its broadest sense, encompassing more than the process of formal education). They show how education carries an essentially arbitrary cultural scheme which is actually, though not in appearance, based on power. More widely, the reproduction of culture through education is shown to play a key part in the reproduction of the whole social system. The analysis is carried through not only in theoretica

Author : Jen Webb,Tony Schirato,Geoff Danaher
Publisher : SAGE
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2002-01-02
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781446210437

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Understanding Bourdieu by Jen Webb,Tony Schirato,Geoff Danaher Pdf

"Bourdieu′s work is formidable - the journey is tough. Follow this French foreign legion - take an apple, take a hanky - but take this book". - Peter Beilharz , La Trobe University "A good range of recent examples from popular culture are used to flesh out the material in accessible terms. These examples are deployed very well indeed - rather than being tacked-on illustrations of an idea, they are instead used at the heart of the explanation of the ideas". - David Gauntlett, Leeds University Now considered one of the most influential thinkers of the 20th century, Pierre Bourdieu has left his mark on most of the ′big′ theoretical issues in the world of contemporary theory: gender, subjectivity, the body, culture, citizenship, and globalization. His terms are now commonplace: ′social capital′, ′cultural capital′, ′field′, and ′habitus′. Bourdieu examines how people conduct their lives in relation to one another and to major social institutions. He argues that culture and education aren′t simply minor influences, but as important as economics in determining differences between groups of people. Unlike the other grand systematisers Marx and Foucault, Bourdieu has tested these arguments in detailed fieldwork. His range is eclectic, his vision is vast, and his writing is often dense and challenging. Understanding Bourdieu offers a comprehensive introduction to Bourdieu′s work. It is essential reading for anyone tackling him for the first time.

Author : Wesley Longhofer,Daniel Winchester
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 943 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2023-06-22
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781000888249

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Social Theory Re-Wired by Wesley Longhofer,Daniel Winchester Pdf

This third edition of Social Theory Re-Wired is a significantly revised edition of this leading text and its unique web learning interactive programs that "allow us to go farther into theory and to build student skills than ever before," according to many teachers. Vital political and social updates are reflected both in the text and the online supplements. "System updates" to each section offer an expanded set of contemporary theory readings that focus on the impacts of information/digital technologies on each of the text’s five big themes: 1) the Puzzles of Social Order, 2) the Social Consequences of Capitalism, 3) the Darkside of Modernity, 4) Subordinated/Alternative Knowledges, and 5) Self-Identity and Society. New to this edition: The "big ideas/questions" thematic structure of the text as well as the connections between classical and contemporary theorists continues to be popular with instructors. This feature is enhanced in the new edition An expanded "Podcast Companions" series now pairs at least one podcast to every reading in the book Many new updates to the exercise platform allow students to theorize and build theory on their own New readings excerpts include such important recent work as: Shoshana Zuboff’s "The Age of Surveillance Capitalism," Ruha Benjamin’s "Race After Technology," David Graeber’s "Of Flying Cars and the Declining Rate of Profit," Sherry Turkle’s “Always-On/Always-on-You.”

Author : Derek Robbins
Publisher : SAGE
Page : 198 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2000-02-11
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0761960449

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Bourdieu and Culture by Derek Robbins Pdf

An accessible and readable introduction to Bourdieu's work, this book places him in intellectual and historical context, and shows how Bourdieu is best understood as a cultural analyst. It traces his development from his early work on education to his relationship to cultural sociology and cultural studies. The book also gives detailed examples, drawn from Bourdieu's own work, to show how he makes sense of contemporary culture. Robbins guides the reader authoritatively through Bourdieu's wide-ranging body of theoretical and analytical work and offers a framework within which the most recent aspects of that work can be understood.

Author : Thomas Osborne
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2008-12-15
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : UOM:39015077127408

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The Structure of Modern Cultural Theory by Thomas Osborne Pdf

This book is an interesting companion for students of cultural theory, concentrating on the four most influential thinkers--Adorno, Bourdieu, Foucault and Jameson.