French sociologist, anthropologist, and philosopher
Pierre Bourdieu was a French sociologist, anthropologist, philosopher and public intellectual. Bourdieu’s major contributions to the sociology of education, the theory of sociology, and sociology of aesthetics have achieved wide influence in several related academic fields , popular culture, and the arts. During his academic career he was primarily associated with the School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences in Paris and the Collège de France.
French university located in Lille. Founded in 1559 in Douai; split between 1970 and 2017 into three independent universities .
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