Społeczne uwarunkowania odbioru sztuki. Pomiędzy dyspozycją estetyczną a pluralizmem nastawień

Pierre Bourdieu has been a prominent fi gure not only in the sociology of art and culture but also in sociology at large. His concepts have been widely debated and have helped to generate a number of empirical and theoretical interventions in the discipline. However, his legacy has been debated and subject to greater or lesser modifi cations. Following the new lines of research, the article assesses to what extent Bourdieu’s claims about differentiation of art audience, aesthetic disposition and art competence are still relevant and to what extent they need to be modifi ed in the context of contemporary aesthetic change. Drawing on a study of cultural participation and preferences of the inhabitants of a large city, the analysis demonstrates the aesthetic dimensions and attitudes that are active in art contemplation. Different dispositional confi gurations are found, some of which (as the “postmodern” one) have not been recognized in Bourdieu’s account. Other fi ndings corroborate the premise that art reception and knowledge are linked to class position and vary by stock of assets, including social capital and individual networks.