Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/11/26

[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]

Subject: Re: [Leica] OT:Photo grad school.
From: Guy Bennett <gbennett@lainet.com>
Date: Mon, 26 Nov 2001 08:51:13 -0800
References: <14a.4a49809.2933a883@aol.com>

>On Mon, 26 Nov 2001 09:15:31 EST ARTHURWG@aol.com wrote:
>> Anyone seeking an exhaustive treatment of this subject, and of the
>>profession
>> of photography itself, might like to read "Photography-- a Middle-brow
>>Art,"
>> by French sociologist Pierre Bouurdieu, Stanford University Press, 1990.
>
>I'll have to check it out....DAMN....the words "French", "sociologist",
>"Art", and "Stanford University" in the same sentence!!!!---
>
>That's got to be a hoot......
>
>(and I don't want to hear about "french" bashing....that's what they get
>for admitting they're french)
>
>Walt


I was going to chastize Arthur for recommending this book to the list, then
thought I'd wait to see if he got any "bites." I'll refrain from my usual
retorts about philistinism and what-not to say that, Walt, should you get a
copy of Bourdieu's book and read it, I'd *love* to hear your opinion about
it.

Guy
- --
To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html

Replies: Reply from Mark Rabiner <mark@markrabiner.com> (Re: [Leica] OT:Photo grad school.)
In reply to: Message from ARTHURWG@aol.com (Re: [Leica] OT:Photo grad school.)