"Postcolonial Bourdieu": Notes on the Oxymoron

Puwar, Nirmal. 2008. "Postcolonial Bourdieu": Notes on the Oxymoron. transversal, [Article]

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The notion of a postcolonial Bourdieu presents us with an oxymoron - a contradiction in terms - that points to a set of conditions which have informed the international translation of Bourdieu's work as well as certain tensions existing both within and towards the field of postcolonial studies.

Colonial contexts, as well as competing anti-colonial positions, have been a part of the social environment that has generated much of the social theory we present to our students. Yet these contexts are rarely given due consideration. Moreover, Manichean presentations and receptions of theory that have reduced various intellectual fields to a series of "isms" lack the subtlety that is necessary for an understanding of the complex, interwoven and shifting nature of social thought (Puwar & Sharma 2007).

Item Type:

Article

Keywords:

algeria, bourdieu, sociology, fln, colonialism, postcolonialism, france, racism

Departments, Centres and Research Units:

Sociology

Dates:

DateEvent
February 2008Published

Item ID:

2209

Date Deposited:

28 May 2009 09:54

Last Modified:

29 Apr 2020 15:27

URI:

https://research.gold.ac.uk/id/eprint/2209

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