Locating Bourdieu
“Locating Bourdieu” by Deborah Reed-Danahay, published by Indiana University Press in 2005, is a first edition that spans 208 pages. This book explores the life and influence of Pierre Bourdieu, a prominent figure in social and cultural thought during the latter half of the 20th century. It examines his journey from a rural French village to his role as Chair of Sociology at the Collège de France, highlighting the complexities and contradictions of his experiences. Through a blend of ethnography and autobiography, Reed-Danahay provides fresh insights into Bourdieu’s work and situates him within the context of contemporary discussions about Europe and its colonial legacy.
Readers will find a thorough analysis of Bourdieu’s major themes and concepts, including structure and practice, taste and distinction, and symbolic capital. The book revisits these ideas while uncovering their implications for understanding emotion, social space, and personal narrative. By drawing on Bourdieu’s own reflections and considering the breadth of his research, “Locating Bourdieu” offers a scholarly yet accessible examination that appeals to a wide audience, including scholars, students, and those interested in sociology, anthropology, and cultural studies.
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Pierre Bourdieu (1930–2002) had an enormous influence on social and cultural thought in the second half of the 20th century, leaving a mark on fields as diverse as sociology, anthropology, critical theory, education, literary criticism, art history, and media studies. From his childhood in a rural French village, to his fieldwork in Algeria, to his ascension to the Chair of Sociology at the Collège de France, Bourdieu’s life followed a trajectory both complex and contradictory. In this original and eloquent study, Deborah Reed-Danahay offers fresh insights on Bourdieu’s work by drawing on the perspectives of ethnography and autobiography. Using Bourdieu’s own reflections upon his life and career and considering the totality of his research and writing, this book locates Bourdieu within his French milieu and within the current state of discussion of Europe and its colonial legacy. Locating Bourdieu revisits major themes and concepts such as structure and practice, taste and distinction, habitus, social field, symbolic capital, and symbolic violence, adding new perspectives and discovering implications of Bourdieu’s work for understanding emotion, social space, and personal narrative. The result is a work of impressive scholarship and intellectual creativity that will appeal to scholars, students, and non-specialists alike.
New Anthropologies of Europe—Daphne Berdahl, Matti Bunzl, and Michael Herzfeld, editors
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