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Pierre Bourdieu and Cultural Theory: Critical Investigations

Pierre Bourdieu and Cultural Theory: Critical Investigations

Fowler, Bridget

Hardcover

Series: Published in Association with Theory, Culture & Society, Book 48

AnthropologyGeneral Sociology

ISBN10: 0803976259
ISBN13: 9780803976252
Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd
Published: Apr 8 1997
Pages: 208
Weight: 1.03
Height: 0.50 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: English
In this first comprehensive and systematic study of Pierre Bourdieu s theory of culture and habitus, Bridget Fowler examines the intellectual context of Bourdieu s work, while providing an exacting and systematic reading of the development of his thinking on cultural capital. Pierre Bourdieu and Cultural Theory outlines the key critical debates that inform Bourdieu s work: the role of Luk cs and Goldmann, Benjamin s discussion of the sacred and the secular; and Habermas s examination of communication. Fowler goes on to provide a lexicon of Bourdieu s thought in cultural theory, explaining the importance of capitalùeconomic and social, symbolic, and culturalùas well as outlining the importance of key terms like habitus, practice and strategy, legitimate culture, and consumer society, in the context of Bourdieu s analysis of capitalism and modernity. There is also substantive analysis of Bourdieu s work on contemporary culture. This critical examination concludes with a discussion of the state and education as exemplified in Bourdieu s latest work. Comprehensive, critical, and rigorous, this is the definitive guide to the changing contours of Bourdieu s cultural theory. It will be the essential reference for students of sociology, cultural studies, and social theory.

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