Cultural analysis and Bourdieu’s legacy : settling accounts and developing alternatives

Silva, Elizabeth and Warde, Alan eds. (2010). Cultural analysis and Bourdieu’s legacy : settling accounts and developing alternatives. Culture, Economy and the Social. London: Routledge.

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Abstract

Cultural Analysis and Bourdieu’s Legacy explores the achievements and limitations of a Bourdieusian approach to cultural analysis through original contributions from some very distinguished international scholars. This edited collection offers sustained critical engagement, substantiated by new empirical work. It presents concrete evidence of different approaches to the interpretation of culture in Britain, France and the USA. Discussions are situated in relation to current debates about cultural analysis, in particular the vibrant and extensive disputes concerning the applicability of Bourdieu’s concepts and methods. Subsequently, implications for the future of research, including into theory and methods, are drawn. The contributing authors offer key interpretations of the work of Bourdieu, arguments for alternative approaches to cultural analysis, and critical applications of his concepts in empirical analysis. This book is essential reading for graduate students of sociology, cultural studies, social anthropology or cultural geography, providing great insight into the work of one of the most eminent contemporary scholars in the field of cultural analysis.

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