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 ...
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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
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