Brill Bourdieu in Question: New Directions in French Sociology of Art: 130 (International Studies in Sociology and Social Anthropology, 130)

Review "Based on a series of conferences, working groups, and translations of classic French texts on the matter until now unavailable to the English-speaking reader, the book sheds light on the context of origin of some of Bourdieu's most important contributions to the sociology of the arts and culture--its legacy, its aporias, and its debates with contemporaries, disciples and dissenters alike. [...] The volume should be of interest not only to those working in the sociology of arts and literature, but also to those who wish to read about new currents in the French sociology of culture and French social theory at large." -- Claudio E. Benzecry, Northwestern University, in: Contemporary Sociology 48/6 (2019) "[...] the importance of the book. It is a contribution to the sociological literature on Bourdieu, the sociology of art, as well as French studies generally. It also fills a translation gap in bringing a large number of works to the Anglophone reader. Its strength lies in its attention to theoretical as well as empirical work, as well as its avoidance of intellectual partisanship by exposing the reader to a range of perspectives on Bourdieu's sociology of art, some positive, others unfavorable." -- Marnia Lazreg, in Sociological Forum, Vol. 34, No. 1 (04 March 2019) "[...] ein in Sammelbänden eher seltenes Kunststück: die einzelnen Beiträge beziehen sich aufeinander und reflektieren einander. Dadurch werden beim Lesen viele Verknüpfungen hergestellt und man verfällt leicht in einen Lesefluss. Ein weiterer Pluspunkt ist auch die Autor*innenauswahl: Im Band vertreten sind viele im französischsprachigen Raum renommierte Autor*innen, wie unter anderem Raymonde Moulin, Jean-Claude Passeron, Jean-Louis Fabiani, Pierre-Michel Menger, Emanuel Pedler und Marie Buscatto, die nun auch nicht-französisch sprechende Leser*innen kennen lernen dürfen. [...] Nicht zuletzt besticht der Sammelband durch die Vielfalt seiner Themen. [...] Auch die Vielschichtigkeit des Bandes ist besonders hervorzuheben.So werden etwa in einer historisch-soziologischen Darstellung die Entwicklungslinien Bourdieus nachgezeichnet, weniger prominenten/unbekannteren Positionen Bourdieus wird Aufmerksamkeit geschenkt und auch vereinzelte missing links in seinen Theorien aufgezeigt." -- Tamara Schwertel, Soziologie Blog, 23 July 2018 Product Description In Bourdieu in Question: New Directions in French Sociology of Art, Jeffrey A. Halley and Daglind E. Sonolet offer an account of the very lively Francophone debates over Pierre Bourdieus work in the domain of the arts and culture. About the Author Jeffrey A. Halley, Ph.D. (1978), City University of New York, is Professor of Sociology at the University of Texas San Antonio. He has published on avant-gardes and Dada, art movements and organizations, Mexican American arts, music, theory, and Adorno. Daglind E. Sonolet, Ph.D. (1977, 2000) Universities Paris-X and Paris-IV. She taught at the Universities of Leeds and Bordeaux, at UTSA, and Temple and has published on reading practice, philosophical and civic commitment, exile and identity in literature and art.