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230116 SE Reading Seminar: Pierre Bourdieu (2011W)

2.00 ECTS (1.00 SWS), SPL 23 - Soziologie
Continuous assessment of course work

Registration/Deregistration

Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).

Details

max. 25 participants
Language: English

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

  • Wednesday 05.10. 13:00 - 14:00 Inst. f. Soziologie, Seminarraum 2, Rooseveltplatz 2, 1.Stock
  • Wednesday 19.10. 12:15 - 14:15 Inst. f. Soziologie, Seminarraum 2, Rooseveltplatz 2, 1.Stock
  • Wednesday 09.11. 12:15 - 14:15 Inst. f. Soziologie, Seminarraum 2, Rooseveltplatz 2, 1.Stock
  • Wednesday 23.11. 12:15 - 14:15 Inst. f. Soziologie, Seminarraum 2, Rooseveltplatz 2, 1.Stock
  • Wednesday 07.12. 12:15 - 14:15 Inst. f. Soziologie, Seminarraum 2, Rooseveltplatz 2, 1.Stock
  • Wednesday 18.01. 12:15 - 14:15 Inst. f. Soziologie, Seminarraum 2, Rooseveltplatz 2, 1.Stock

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

During the semester, we will be reading the "opus magnum" of late Bourdieu, "Pascalian Meditations". This book can be considered as the third and last monograph (after "Outline of a Theory of Practice"; and "The Logic of Practice") in which Bourdieu presented a synthesis of more than 40 years of his empirical and theoretical engagements with forms of social inequality in the world. "Pascalian Meditations" contain 6 chapters, which makes this book a perfect text to be read and discussed during the 6 meetings that have been planned for the semester.

Assessment and permitted materials

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

The general aim of this reading seminar is to get a better/deeper understanding of Pierre Boudieus concepts and theories by which he has contributed to the development modern social theory (habitus, social field, illusio, symbolic power and symbolic domination, theory of practice, epistemological reflexivity etc...). The primary goal of the course is, however, to enable ourselves to apply these concepts and theories in our own empirical or theoretical research.

Examination topics

Reading the required text(s) prior to each seminar, active participation, group discussion, individual/group presentation, practical application of concepts and theories

Reading list

Bourdieu, Pierre. [1997] 2000. Pascalian Meditations. Stanford: Stanford University Press.
(buying this book is not imperative; more info during our first meeting, or contact me by email beforehand)

Association in the course directory

in 905: MA Theorien oder MA ET Erweiterung Theorien

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