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Rola symbolického kapitálu v štátom dotovanom poli slovenského dokumentárneho filmu
The Role of Symbolic Capital in the Field of State Funded Documentary Movies in Slovakia

Author(s): Miroslav Vlček
Contributor(s): Iveta Jansová (Editor)
Subject(s): Social Sciences, Communication studies
Published by: Univerzita Karlova v Praze, Fakulta sociálních věd
Keywords: discourse analysis; symbolic capital; Pierre Bourdieu; documentary film; audiovisual fund; Slovakia

Summary/Abstract: This paper applies the concept of symbolic capital introduced by Pierre Bourdieu on the research of the Slovak documentary field. The paper explains three different sources of symboliccapital for documentary producers and directors; movies themselves, director´s acting infront of camera and media discourse about movies and their directors. The paper accentsthe importance of symbolic capital in state funded industry and shows how it is perceivedby commissioners of the Audiovisual Fund in Slovakia.

  • Issue Year: 14/2020
  • Issue No: 02
  • Page Range: 216-241
  • Page Count: 26
  • Language: Czech