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Bourdieusian Gap: Re-Reading the Concept of Habitus in the Light of the Theory of Culture

Publication date: 20.12.2018

Zoon Politikon, 2018, Special Issue 2018, pp. 178 - 199

https://doi.org/10.4467/2543408XZOP.18.009.10065

Authors

Paweł Winiarski
University of Warsaw, Krakowskie Przedmieście 30, 00-927 Warszawa, Poland
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0228-3732 Orcid
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Bourdieusian Gap: Re-Reading the Concept of Habitus in the Light of the Theory of Culture

Abstract

The article shows the possibilities of using Pierre Bourdieu’s theoretical achievements on the basis of Jeffrey C. Alexander’s strong program in cultural sociology. The author tries to solve the problem of reductionism by reinterpreting the Bourdieu’s key concepts in the spirit of Yuri Lotman’s semiotic theory of culture. Lotman’s understanding of culture, including the reproduction and creation, allows to explain not only how the structures affect the individuals, but also how individuals use the structures.

Additional infdormation

This article is a translated and modified version of the text that was published in the previous issue of “Zoon Politikon”. See: Paweł Winiarski, Luka Bourdiańska. Próba odczytania pojęcia habitusu w świetle teorii kultury, "Zoon Politikon" (6) 2015, DOI: 10.19247/ZOON201501.

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Information: Zoon Politikon, 2018, Special Issue 2018, pp. 178 - 199

Article type: Original article

Authors

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0228-3732

Paweł Winiarski
University of Warsaw, Krakowskie Przedmieście 30, 00-927 Warszawa, Poland
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0228-3732 Orcid
All publications →

University of Warsaw, Krakowskie Przedmieście 30, 00-927 Warszawa, Poland

Published at: 20.12.2018

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