COMN 3701 Study Guide - Final Guide: Cultural Capital, Relate, Theodor W. Adorno

• School: York University
• Department: Communication Studies
• Course: COMN 3701
• Professor: Natalie Coulter

Document Summary

Bourdieu: taste and habitus as a way of indicating distance from or closeness to a cultural group, an expression of cultural capital (being in the group, the resources of being in the group. Not just to say you like something but to distance yourself from something as well. Consumption being an aspect of subjectivity or how you define yourself. This does not mean that you are free. You are not free to represent who you want to be, even if you try. Class, race, age, gender, sexuality, geography, social location, etc. As much as we talk about expression of cultural capital, none of it means you"re completely free who you want to be. How you wear them, when you wear them, when you get rid of them, are part of the meaning of consumption. Douglas and isherwood consumer goods, modern societies central element in the establishment and circulation of meaning. Something from the 80s being cool again.