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The field of cultural production : essays on art and literature

Bourdieu, Pierre [1930-2002.]

The field of cultural production : essays on art and literature - Cambridge Polity Press 1993 - viii, 323 pages ; 24 cm

9780745609874 Includes bibliographical references and index. The field of cultural production brings together Bourdieu´s most important writings on art, literature and aesthetics. Bourdieu develops a highly original approach to the study of literary and artistic works, addressing many of the key issues that have preoccupied literary, art and cultural criticism in the late twentieth century: aesthetic value and judgement, the social contexts of cultural practice, the role of intellectuals and artists, and the structures of literary and artistic authority. Bourdieu elaborates a theory of the cultural field which situates artistic works within the social conditions of their production, circulation and consumption. He examines the individuals in institutions involved in making products: not only the writers and artists, but also the publishers, critics, dealers, galleries and academies. He analyses the structure of the cultural field itself, as well as its position within the broader social structures of power.

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Arts and society--France
Aesthetics, French
Arts--Economic aspects
Arts audiences

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