“L’œuvre d’art ne prend un sens et ne revêt un intérêt que pour celui qui est pourvu du code selon lequel elle est codée. [...] Le spectateur dépourvu du code spécifique se sent submergé, «noyé», devant ce qui lui apparaît comme un chaos de sons et de rythmes, de couleurs et de lignes sans rime ni raison.”
Quote by Pierre Bourdieu
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La distinction - critique sociale du jugement
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Pierre Bourdieu
Pierre Bourdieu, born on August 1, 1930 and died on January 23, 2002, was a prominent French sociologist. His research covered various fields such as social structure, cultural capital, and symbolic power, which had a profound impact on contemporary sociology. more
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