This paper revisits the uses of the concept of autonomy in sociological analysis of the conditions of production and circulation of symbolic goods. Part 1 provides an overview of autonomy in three intellectual traditions: the sociology of professions, Marxist reflection theory, and field theory. Despite some divergences and the partial incompatibility of their uses of the concept, there are areas of overlap and possible linkages between these approaches, investigated in Part 2. These lead us, in Part 3, to formulate proposals towards a reasoned synthesis of these uses for the sociology of the production and circulation of symbolic goods.
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Ce texte rassemble des reflexions au sujet de l’utilisation, dans deux recherches sur le journalisme et le cinema, de la notion d’autonomie telle que Pierre Bourdieu l’a mobilisee dans le cadre de sa theorie des champs. Le journalisme et le cinema sont difficilement assimilables a de pures activites de specialistes mais ils se conforment neanmoins sur des traits essentiels a un modele et des analyses qui avaient ete principalement developpes a partir du cas du champ litteraire francais. Simultanement, ces deux univers semblent presenter un moindre degre d’autonomie que le champ litteraire et ont aussi pour caracteristique, par comparaison par exemple avec la poesie, d’etre restes des enjeux economiques et politiques. Enfin, la mise en relation de leurs evolutions en France depuis la fin du xixe siecle attire l’attention sur l’existence de tendances a l’autonomisation de ces espaces sociaux sur un assez long terme. Au cours des trois ou quatre dernieres decennies, ce mouvement est caracterise par des dynamiques dominantes qui, sous certains rapports, introduisent une rupture.
{"title":"L’autonomie sous contrainte du journalisme et du cinéma","authors":"J. Duval","doi":"10.4000/bssg.335","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4000/bssg.335","url":null,"abstract":"Ce texte rassemble des reflexions au sujet de l’utilisation, dans deux recherches sur le journalisme et le cinema, de la notion d’autonomie telle que Pierre Bourdieu l’a mobilisee dans le cadre de sa theorie des champs. Le journalisme et le cinema sont difficilement assimilables a de pures activites de specialistes mais ils se conforment neanmoins sur des traits essentiels a un modele et des analyses qui avaient ete principalement developpes a partir du cas du champ litteraire francais. Simultanement, ces deux univers semblent presenter un moindre degre d’autonomie que le champ litteraire et ont aussi pour caracteristique, par comparaison par exemple avec la poesie, d’etre restes des enjeux economiques et politiques. Enfin, la mise en relation de leurs evolutions en France depuis la fin du xixe siecle attire l’attention sur l’existence de tendances a l’autonomisation de ces espaces sociaux sur un assez long terme. Au cours des trois ou quatre dernieres decennies, ce mouvement est caracterise par des dynamiques dominantes qui, sous certains rapports, introduisent une rupture.","PeriodicalId":300699,"journal":{"name":"Biens Symboliques / Symbolic Goods","volume":"53 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-06-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126610311","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
By studying a professional group — « artistic ceramists » — this article brings to light a complementary conception of the logics of autonomy and heteronomy. In France, an artistic ceramist’s craft is highly autonomous, for not only is it distinguished from other activities of artistic creation, but it is also governed by its own rules and equipped with its own means of survival. It also has the defining feature of being constituted by both attraction towards the artistic field and by opposition to its nomos, that is, its fundamental law. This hiatus centres around the definition of art, which is essentially based on the principle that works of art must be non-utilitarian. This article will show that the Bourdieusian theory of fields and its corollaries — sub-field, weak field, hybrid space, etc. — do not completely account for this form of autonomy, which has a very ambiguous relation to the artistic field. Instead, I propose the idea of a « satellite » space. The position of this professional group generates multiple confrontations with forms of heteronomy that include parts of the state, which have the ability to re-affirm or influence the central rule of the artistic field. In appealing to the law, each of these confrontations constitutes a bet made by members of the professional group on their ability to negotiate a heteronomy adjusted to their understanding of their activity. In so doing, the logics deployed at the boundaries of the field participate in constructing the autonomy of the group and, at the same time, renew the artistic field.
{"title":"Artistic Ceramists, “Satellites” of the Artistic Field","authors":"F. Bajard","doi":"10.4000/bssg.338","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4000/bssg.338","url":null,"abstract":"By studying a professional group — « artistic ceramists » — this article brings to light a complementary conception of the logics of autonomy and heteronomy. In France, an artistic ceramist’s craft is highly autonomous, for not only is it distinguished from other activities of artistic creation, but it is also governed by its own rules and equipped with its own means of survival. It also has the defining feature of being constituted by both attraction towards the artistic field and by opposition to its nomos, that is, its fundamental law. This hiatus centres around the definition of art, which is essentially based on the principle that works of art must be non-utilitarian. This article will show that the Bourdieusian theory of fields and its corollaries — sub-field, weak field, hybrid space, etc. — do not completely account for this form of autonomy, which has a very ambiguous relation to the artistic field. Instead, I propose the idea of a « satellite » space. The position of this professional group generates multiple confrontations with forms of heteronomy that include parts of the state, which have the ability to re-affirm or influence the central rule of the artistic field. In appealing to the law, each of these confrontations constitutes a bet made by members of the professional group on their ability to negotiate a heteronomy adjusted to their understanding of their activity. In so doing, the logics deployed at the boundaries of the field participate in constructing the autonomy of the group and, at the same time, renew the artistic field.","PeriodicalId":300699,"journal":{"name":"Biens Symboliques / Symbolic Goods","volume":"11 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-06-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116676602","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Le cinéma comme espace social Note critique sur Olivier Alexandre (2015). La Règle de l’exception. Écologie du cinéma français. Paris, Éditions EHESS. Et Julien Duval (2016). Le Cinéma au XXe siècle. Entre loi du marché et règles de l’art. Paris, CNRS Éditions Cinema as Social Space. Critical analysis on Olivier Alexandre, La Règle de l’exception. Écologie du cinéma français (2015), Paris, Éditions EHESS; and Julien Duval, Le Cinéma au XXe siècle. Entre loi du marché et règles de l’art (2016), Paris, CNRS Éditions El cine como espacio social. Nota crítica sobre Olivier Alexandre, La Règle de l’exception. Écologie du cinéma français (2015), Paris, Éditions EHESS; y Julien Duval, Le Cinéma au XXe siècle. Entre loi du marché et règles de l’art (2016), Paris, CNRS Éditions
《奥利维尔·亚历山大评论》(2015)。例外规则。法国电影生态学。巴黎,editions EHESS。和朱利安·杜瓦尔(2016)。20世纪的电影。在市场法则和艺术规则之间。巴黎,CNRS editions电影作为社会空间。对奥利维尔·亚历山大的批判性分析,例外规则。《法国电影生态学》(2015),巴黎,editions EHESS;还有朱利安·杜瓦尔,20世纪的电影。在市场法则和艺术规则之间(2016),巴黎,CNRS editions El cine como espacio social。奥利维尔·亚历山大的评论,例外的规则。《法国电影生态学》(2015),巴黎,editions EHESS;朱利安·杜瓦尔,20世纪的电影。《市场法则与艺术规则之间》(2016),巴黎,CNRS editions
{"title":"Le cinéma comme espace social","authors":"Fabio Andreazza","doi":"10.4000/bssg.347","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4000/bssg.347","url":null,"abstract":"Le cinéma comme espace social Note critique sur Olivier Alexandre (2015). La Règle de l’exception. Écologie du cinéma français. Paris, Éditions EHESS. Et Julien Duval (2016). Le Cinéma au XXe siècle. Entre loi du marché et règles de l’art. Paris, CNRS Éditions Cinema as Social Space. Critical analysis on Olivier Alexandre, La Règle de l’exception. Écologie du cinéma français (2015), Paris, Éditions EHESS; and Julien Duval, Le Cinéma au XXe siècle. Entre loi du marché et règles de l’art (2016), Paris, CNRS Éditions El cine como espacio social. Nota crítica sobre Olivier Alexandre, La Règle de l’exception. Écologie du cinéma français (2015), Paris, Éditions EHESS; y Julien Duval, Le Cinéma au XXe siècle. Entre loi du marché et règles de l’art (2016), Paris, CNRS Éditions","PeriodicalId":300699,"journal":{"name":"Biens Symboliques / Symbolic Goods","volume":"108 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-06-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121948868","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
This text brings together reflections on how Pierre Bourdieu’s notion of autonomy, which he drew on in the context of his theory of fields, can be used in research on journalism and cinema. Journalism and cinema cannot easily be compared with pure specialist activities, but their essential traits fit the model and analysis that Bourdieu developed mainly on the basis of the French literary field. At the same time, these two universes seem to present less autonomy than the literary field, and unlike poetry, for example, they have continued to represent economic and political stakes. Finally, comparing the development of the two in France since the end of the nineteenth century shows that there have been rather long-term trends towards autonomization in both these social spaces. Over the past three or four decades, this movement has been characterized by dominant dynamics that, in certain regards, constitute a break with those trends.
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Mathieu Hauchecorne, C. Rabot, D. Ribard, Nicolas Schapira
{"title":"Penser les écrits comme des actions","authors":"Mathieu Hauchecorne, C. Rabot, D. Ribard, Nicolas Schapira","doi":"10.4000/bssg.308","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4000/bssg.308","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":300699,"journal":{"name":"Biens Symboliques / Symbolic Goods","volume":"14 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-10-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127720261","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Étudier la construction des dispositions sociocognitives","authors":"S. Bonnéry","doi":"10.4000/bssg.293","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4000/bssg.293","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":300699,"journal":{"name":"Biens Symboliques / Symbolic Goods","volume":"34 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-10-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114049855","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Sociologists in Themselves, Sociologists for Themselves","authors":"G. Bois, A. Thibault","doi":"10.4000/bssg.285","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4000/bssg.285","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":300699,"journal":{"name":"Biens Symboliques / Symbolic Goods","volume":"os-52 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-10-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127792944","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}