{"product_id":"photography-9780745617152","title":"Photography","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe everyday practice of photography by millions of amateur photographers -- the family snapshots, the holiday prints, the wedding portraits -- may seem to be a spontaneous and highly personal activity. But Bourdieu and his associates show that few cultural activities are more structured and systematic than the social uses of this ordinary art.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"At his best Pierre Bourdieu observes the world like an acerbic novelist, and \u003ci\u003ePhotography\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\" \u003ci\u003eSimon Frith\u003c\/i\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\"Interesting ... in its scope and insights.\" \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \"Pathbreaking [and] intriguing.\" \u003ci\u003eTimes Higher Education Supplement\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface. \u003cp\u003eIntroduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I:\u003c\/b\u003e .\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. The Cult of Unity and Cultivated Differences (Pierre Bourdieu).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. The Social Definition of Photography (Pierre Bourdieu).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II:\u003c\/b\u003e .\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. Aesthetic Ambitions and Social Aspirations: The Camera Club as a Secondary Group (Robert Castel and Dominique Schnapper).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. Mechanical Art, Natural Art: Photographic Artists (Jean-Claude Chamboredon).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. Professional Men or Men of Quality: Professional Photographers (Luc Boltanski and Jean-Claude Chamboredon).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49371752989015,"sku":"9780745617152","price":17.09,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780745617152.jpg?v=1730154416","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/photography-9780745617152","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}