BEYOND DISTINCTION | DIDIER ERIBON | 22 NOVEMBER
We are often said to live in a time of distinctions or gaps: between politicians and ‘the people’, between haves and have-nots, between anywheres and somewheres, between people living in urban and rural areas. How are such distinctions played out, expressed, staged or even emphasised and exaggerated in the arts? Referring to Bourdieu's classic Distinction, Didier Eribon will discuss to what extent arts, and aesthetic tastes, are still a distinctive factor, now that tastes are democratised and traditional canons are increasingly put into question. More information
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