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PIERRE’O BOURDIEU LITERATŪROS SOCIOLOGIJA
PIERRE BOURDIEU’S SOCIOLOGY OF LITERATURE

Author(s): Loreta Jakonytė
Subject(s): Literary Texts
Published by: Vilniaus Universiteto Leidykla

Summary/Abstract: The paper deals with the sociology of literature of Pierre Bourdieu, one of the most influential figures in contemporary sociology of art. Initially, Bourdieu intended to overcome dichotomy of formalistic and contextual approaches, to transcend both the subjectivism and objectivism and to situate culture within broader social context and power relations. The sociologist suggested a systematic approach to literary practise and elaborated a theory of fields, the key terms of which are field, habitus, economic, social, cultural and symbolic capital, struggles, stake, structural homology, positions, dispositions, domination, strategy etc. The specificity of the literary field is defined mostly by the concepts of relative autonomy and “reversed” economy.

  • Issue Year: 47/2005
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 1-16
  • Page Count: 16
  • Language: Lithuanian