Pierre Bourdieu and Cultural Theory: Critical Investigations

PART ONE: INTERPRETATIVE STUDIES Situating Bourdieu Cultural Theory and Sociological Perspectives Bourdieu's Cultural Theory Bourdieu, Postmodernism, Modernity The Historical Genesis of Bourdieu's Cultural Theory PART TWO: CRITICAL INVESTIGATIONS Bourdieu and Modern Art The Case of Impressionism The Popular and the Middlebrow Bourdieu, the Popular and the Periphery Conclusion