As a soldier in the French army, Pierre Bourdieu took thousands
of photographs documenting the abject conditions and suffering (as
well as the resourcefulness, determination, grace, and dignity) of
the Algerian people as they fought in the Algerian War
(1954--1962). Sympathizing with those he was told to regard as
"enemies," Bourdieu became deeply and permanently invested in their
struggle to overthrow French rule and the debilitations of
poverty.
Upon realizing the inability of his education to make sense of
this wartime reality, Bourdieu immediately undertook the creation
of a new ethnographic-sociological science based on his experiences
-- one that became synonymous with his work over the next few
decades and was capable of explaining the mechanics of French
colonial aggression and the impressive, if curious, ability of the
Algerians to resist it.
This volume pairs 130 of Bourdieu's photographs with key
excerpts from his related writings, very few of which have been
translated into English. Many of these images, luminous aesthetic
objects in their own right, comment eloquently on the accompanying
words even as they are commented upon by them. Bourdieu's work set
the standard for all subsequent ethnographic photography and
critique. This volume also features a 2001 interview with Bourdieu,
in which he speaks to his experiences in Algeria, its significance
on his intellectual evolution, his role in transforming photography
into a means for social inquiry, and the duty of the committed
intellectual to participate in an increasingly troubled world.
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