Pierre Bourdieu and Raymond Williams: Correspondence, meeting and crossed references

Abstract

Pierre Bourdieu and Raymond Williams: Correspondence, meeting and crossed references The brief and focused correspondence between Raymond Williams (1921-1988) and Pierre Bourdieu (1930-2002) proves the existence of actual and mutual relations between the Welsh and French authors, which are worthy of discussion in order to reflect on the development of the European sociology of culture during the second half of the twentieth century. The main purpose of this article is to recover the contacts they had, apart from the correspondence, through crossed citations, a seminar in Paris in 1976 and a critical text by Williams in partnership with Nicholas Garnham, published in 1980, on the work of Bourdieu after La distinction was published in France.