From: "Michael Kelly" <mhk-AT-LANG.SOTON.AC.UK>
Date: Mon, 17 Jun 1996 06:54:05 GMT
Subject: Re: Info Request: Geneology of "Habitus"


I think that, along with a range of other sources, Henri Bergson may 
be part of the context of 'Habitus'. Bergson's contrast of intuitive 
versus mechanical ways of living focuses on the notion of habit, as a 
kind of sclerosis of life, which to a certain extent dehumanises 
those who live purely by its routines. I think the negative 
associations of Bergsonian habit may be behind Bourdieu's more recent 
attempts to emphasise the possibilities of agency and creativity.



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Prof. Michael Kelly
School of Modern Languages
University of Southampton, U.K.
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