Table of Contents

Preface.

Introduction.

Part I: .

1. The Cult of Unity and Cultivated Differences (Pierre Bourdieu).

2. The Social Definition of Photography (Pierre Bourdieu).

Part II: .

3. Aesthetic Ambitions and Social Aspirations: The Camera Club as a Secondary Group (Robert Castel and Dominique Schnapper).

4. Mechanical Art, Natural Art: Photographic Artists (Jean-Claude Chamboredon).

5. Professional Men or Men of Quality: Professional Photographers (Luc Boltanski and Jean-Claude Chamboredon).

Notes.

Index.

About the Author

Pierre Bourdieu is Professor of Sociology at the Collège de France and Director of Studies at the École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales.

Reviews

"At his best Pierre Bourdieu observes the world like an acerbic novelist, and Photography is Bourdieu at his best - its insights into the popular use of the camera still offer the delights of recognition and a valuable reminder that cultural studies need the empirical and theoretical underpinnings provided by good, Durkheimian sociology." Simon Frith "Interesting ... in its scope and insights." The Guardian "Pathbreaking [and] intriguing." Times Higher Education Supplement