From: tedwelch-AT-dircon.co.uk
Date: Thu, 11 Nov 1999 10:40:00 +0000
Subject: Re: theatre


>Tobin Nellhaus

>(Ted: Really, that was an inappropriate and thoughtless response.

No, I thought about it for a whole thirty seconds - a lot more than was
deserved - and it is quite appropriate to recommend reading.

>Not only
>do you not know N Lewis's degree of familiarity with PB's work or his
>knowledge of *which* texts would be most useful, but how to apply PB's work
>to theater is not altogether obvious.

Nor is it hard to find out, e.g. The Field of Cultural Production, 84 - 93,
etc.


...  Besides: "Just try reading"?
>What would Bourdieu think of that?  Is there such a thing as "just reading,"
>uninfluenced by current habitus and cultural capital?  I think a little
>patience is in order.)

 I said "just try - reading" this does not  imply that it would not be
influenced in various ways.  I little precision in your reading and less
haste in drawing conclusions is in order, which will help you to avoid
"inappropriate and thoughtless responses."




Ted Welch Lecturer and web master
School of Communication, Design and Media, University of Westminster,
London, UK
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