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Bourdieu's theory of taste: a grumbling abrégé (2023)
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Re: Bourdieu's theory of taste: a grumbling abrégé (2023)
#22If Bourdieu had been American, he would have put much more emphasis on race and dialect, I think. It's also the case that the US is much larger than France, so the kind of world where 400 people in New York really mattered stopped existing.
Foucault was popular in the US, and had theories that were different but similar in concepts
Re: Bourdieu's theory of taste: a grumbling abrégé (2023)
#23Bourdieu was ahead of his time.
People now identify themselves as belonging to a social class by subtle cues, it's like an unconscious messaging system to signal that you belong to some sort of club.
That's what "being raised right" means now.
It's now backwards to check if someone comes from a good or rich, noble family.
Instead, we check other subtle things.
Spend 5 min with anybody, and you can somehow know if that person can belong to your group of friends.
It's like animal checking each other' scents to accept them in a group.
Re: Bourdieu's theory of taste: a grumbling abrégé (2023)
#24Bourdieu was ahead of his time. People now identify themselves as belonging to a social class by subtle cues, it's like an unconscious messaging system to signal that you belong to some sort of club. That's what "being raised right" means now. It's now backwards to check if someone comes from a good or rich, noble family. Instead, we check other subtle things. Spend 5 min with anybody, and you can somehow know if tha…
>It's now backwards to check if someone comes from a good or rich, noble family.
It's not. You just do it discreetly.