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A Public Servant HANS HAACKE When Pierre Bourdieu died on January 23, a torrent of tributes, commentaries, and memories ï¬ooded the French media. Le Monde stopped the presses to make his demise the lead story. Although he had been a severe critic of their policies, the prime minister, Lionel Jospin, and President Jacques Chirac both considered it politic to pay homage. The Centre Georges Pompidou held a public tribute. The New York Times carried an obituary on page 41. Most readers had probably never heard of this âFrench Thinker and Globalization Critic.â In spite of Bourdieuâs numerous studies of the world of visual culture and the special interest of October in French-inspired discourse, he did not rank among those Parisians frequently credited in this journalâs footnotes. In English-speaking countries Bourdieu had, in fact, a relatively minimal presence outside of certain sociology departments. The more recent import of French intellectual fare was dominated by other names: Lacan, Foucault, Derrida, Kristeva, Deleuze. For a while even Jean Baudrillard held a sizable market share, particularly in the art and advertising industry (for years his name graced the masthead of Artforum). It would be a fascinating research projectâin the tradition of Homo
October – MIT Press
Published: Jul 1, 2002
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