NB: This reading group accrues 3 training points.

Beginning in 2016, this is the sixth incarnation of the reading group run by PhD students. The reading group was formed in light of an increasing interest in the works of Pierre Bourdieu, which has been widely applied to educational research. Bourdieu’s seminal texts include The Reproduction (1977), The Inheritors (1979), An Invitation to Reflexive Sociology (1992), and The State Nobility (1996), to name a few. With these works in mind, this reading group continues to appraise Bourdieu’s scholarship by providing a platform for doctoral students to apply Bourdieu’s concepts to perennial issues of education, such as social mobility, educational inequality, parental education, etc.

For the Spring Term of this academic year, we will be focusing on Bourdieu and Passeron’s (1990) Reproduction in Education, Society and Culture.

Given the situation of the pandemic and the current teaching arrangements, this reading group will be conducted online through Zoom. This reading group is open to IOE students of various research stages; prior knowledge on Bourdieu’s work is not necessary. Instead, the only requirements are engagement and a shared interest in Bourdieu’s works. Participants are expected to complete the designated readings and are encouraged to ask though-provoking questions during discussions.

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Reference: Bourdieu, P., & Passeron, J. C. (1990). Reproduction in Education, Society and Culture. (Trans. by Richard Nice). London: SAGE.

Support reading and discussion will be posted on the Moodle page in advance.