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New Uses of Bourdieu in Film and Media Studies
Guy Austin (Ed.)
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Description for New Uses of Bourdieu in Film and Media Studies
Hardback. French sociologist Pierre Bourdieu's work has been extremely influential, but has only intermittently been used to study cinema and new media. With topics ranging from photography to mobile technology, this collection demonstrates the enormous relevance that Bourdieu holds for the field of media studies. Editor(s): Austin, Guy. Num Pages: 172 pages, 5 illustrations. BIC Classification: APFA; HPS; JFD; JHB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 160 x 236 x 15. Weight in Grams: 398.
Through his influential work on cultural capital and social mobility, the French sociologist Pierre Bourdieu has provided critical insights into the complex interactions of power, class, and culture in the modern era. Ubiquitous though Bourdieu's theories are, however, they have only intermittently been used to study some of the most important forms of cultural production today: cinema and new media. With topics ranging from film festivals and photography to constantly evolving mobile technologies, this collection demonstrates the enormous relevance that Bourdieu's key concepts hold for the field of media studies, deploying them as powerful tools of analysis and forging new ... Read more
Through his influential work on cultural capital and social mobility, the French sociologist Pierre Bourdieu has provided critical insights into the complex interactions of power, class, and culture in the modern era. Ubiquitous though Bourdieu's theories are, however, they have only intermittently been used to study some of the most important forms of cultural production today: cinema and new media. With topics ranging from film festivals and photography to constantly evolving mobile technologies, this collection demonstrates the enormous relevance that Bourdieu's key concepts hold for the field of media studies, deploying them as powerful tools of analysis and forging new ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
184
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781785331671
SKU
V9781785331671
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99-15
About Guy Austin (Ed.)
Guy Austin is Professor of French Studies at Newcastle University, UK. He is the author of Contemporary French Cinema (1996/2008), Claude Chabrol (1999), Stars in Modern French Film (2003) and Algerian National Cinema (2012), as well as articles on French and Algerian cinema for various journals.
Reviews for New Uses of Bourdieu in Film and Media Studies
This is a really useful contribution to our understanding of the various ways in which the work of Bourdieu can be used in film and media studies, adding to and revising existing uses but also bringing his key ideas to bear on new areas such as online film reviewing and the landscapes of social and mobile media. These chapters are ... Read more