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Perspectives on Music after Bourdieu: Contributions from Music Education and Sociology of Music
Author(s): Rainer Diaz-Bone (Editor), Andreas Lehmann-Wermser
- Publisher: Springer VS
- Publication Date: October 18, 2025
- Language: English
- Print length: 384 pages
- ISBN-10: 3658491442
- ISBN-13: 9783658491444
Book Description
The sociology of Pierre Bourdieu has become one of the most influential theories in music education and sociology of music. Generations of scholars in both fields have applied, criticized and advanced the concepts and methods invented by Bourdieu and his school. The volume presents new contributions on the relevance, actuality and perspectives of Bourdieu’s theory in the field of music production and music reception. The volume advances the interdisciplinary evaluation of Bourdieu’s approach and contributes to a new evaluation of the Bourdieusian approach in the field of music research.
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From the Back Cover
The sociology of Pierre Bourdieu has become one of the most influential theories in music education and sociology of music. Generations of scholars in both fields have applied, criticized and advanced the concepts and methods invented by Bourdieu and his school. The volume presents new contributions on the relevance, actuality and perspectives of Bourdieu’s theory in the field of music production and music reception. The volume advances the interdisciplinary evaluation of Bourdieu’s approach and contributes to a new evaluation of the Bourdieusian approach in the field of music research.
The Editors
Dr. Rainer Diaz-Bone is professor of sociology at the University of Lucerne (Switzerland).
Dr. Andreas Lehmann-Wermser is professor emeritus of music education at the Hannover University of Music, Drama and Media (Germany).
About the Author
Dr. Rainer Diaz-Bone is professor of sociology at the University of Lucerne (Switzerland).
Dr. Andreas Lehmann-Wermser is professor emeritus of music education at the Hannover University of Music, Drama and Media (Germany).
