From: Eran Bahat <somebody-AT-post.tau.ac.il>
Date: Thu, 18 Jan 1996 12:51:04 GMT



Good Day,

I am a law staudent, and recetnly I learned a paper by Bourdieu,
titled "The Force of Law : Toward a Sociology of the Juridicial Field",
in which he applies his theory to the legal field. I would like
to ask your opinion in regard of two issues : One, did I understand
well that Bourdie's attitue is totally descriptive, i.e. he has nothing
normative to say about the legal field ? And second, it seems like
his attitude to power is a very "violent " one. Let me quote
a paper I found, written by J. L. Lemke in "Postmodern Culture",
V.4 N. 1 (Septermber 93), titled "Practice, Politique , Postmodernism",
a review of "An Invitation to Reflesxive Sociology" by Bourdieu
and Lois J. D. Wackquant : "Power for Bourdieu is the power to
dominate, to control, to win. It is not also the power to nurture,
to befreiend, to console, to inspire, to share, to yield, to cooperate...".
Do you agree with this opinion, which sounds to me very true
and very feminist ?

		Thanks,

			Eran Bahat



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