Bourdieu, Pierre, and Jean-Claude Passeron. “Sociologues des Mythologies et Mythologies de...

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A very early article by Pierre Bourdieu on prophets of media change and how they create their own reputation on the backs of "masses". Talks about media effects and the difficulty of measuring them. Gives examples of counterstrategies of the audience. One of the few articles by Bourdieu on the media and its intellectuals proper.

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