Alexandra Kowalski
Biographic Data
| ID | 3922770 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Alexandra Kowalski |
| GIVEN NAMES | Alexandra |
| FAMILY NAME | Kowalski |
| SIGNATURE | KOWALSKI A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Central European University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 6 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Bourdieu, the Bourdieuans and the Question of Youth. Jean-Louis Fabiani and Alexandra Kowalski in Conversation
On the occasion of the publication of Pierre Bourdieu. A Heroic Structuralism,1 we try to highlight the main elements of Bourdieu‘s thought on youth as well as Jean-Claude Chamboredon and Jean-Louis Fabiani’s both close and different approach to the topic. The format of the conversation allows us to tackle related issues about youth in France today and the constraints inherent to structuralist thinking
When Cultural Capitalization Became Global Practice: The 1972 World Heritage Convention
Le patrimoine culturel immatériel: Enjeux d’une nouvelle catégorie edited by Bortolotto, Chiara
Reflexive Habits: Dating and Rationalized Conduct in New York and Berlin
This paper builds on the work of Norbert Elias to examine how conduct varies across cultural contexts. We compare courtship practices in New York and Berlin and ask how people act during the course of 'getting together' with a sexual or romantic partner. Drawing on interviews in both contexts, we find that conduct associated with the practice of 'dating' among New York respondents is more rationalized as indicated by a greater awareness of timing…
The Nation, Rescaled: Theorizing the Decentralization of Memory in Contemporary France
For more than forty years now, the French state has produced, legitimized, and supported local identities through national policies of historic preservation and public discourses about heritage. Rather than simply replaying the old, anxious, and nostalgic tune of national identity, the advent of heritage in France marked a singular moment of cultural transformation and rupture. The national past became articulated, in public speech and political …
Reflexive Habits: Dating and Rationalized Conduct in New York and Berlin
This paper builds on the work of Norbert Elias to examine how conduct varies across cultural contexts. We compare courtship practices in New York and Berlin and ask how people act during the course of 'getting together' with a sexual or romantic partner. Drawing on interviews in both contexts, we find that conduct associated with the practice of 'dating' among New York respondents is more rationalized as indicated by a greater awareness of timing…
The Nation, Rescaled: Theorizing the Decentralization of Memory in Contemporary France
For more than forty years now, the French state has produced, legitimized, and supported local identities through national policies of historic preservation and public discourses about heritage. Rather than simply replaying the old, anxious, and nostalgic tune of national identity, the advent of heritage in France marked a singular moment of cultural transformation and rupture. The national past became articulated, in public speech and political …
The Nation, Rescaled: Theorizing the Decentralization of Memory in Contemporary France
For more than forty years now, the French state has produced, legitimized, and supported local identities through national policies of historic preservation and public discourses about heritage. Rather than simply replaying the old, anxious, and nostalgic tune of national identity, the advent of heritage in France marked a singular moment of cultural transformation and rupture. The national past became articulated, in public speech and political …
Le patrimoine culturel immatériel: Enjeux d’une nouvelle catégorie edited by Bortolotto, Chiara
Reflexive Habits: Dating and Rationalized Conduct in New York and Berlin
This paper builds on the work of Norbert Elias to examine how conduct varies across cultural contexts. We compare courtship practices in New York and Berlin and ask how people act during the course of 'getting together' with a sexual or romantic partner. Drawing on interviews in both contexts, we find that conduct associated with the practice of 'dating' among New York respondents is more rationalized as indicated by a greater awareness of timing…
When Cultural Capitalization Became Global Practice: The 1972 World Heritage Convention
Bourdieu, the Bourdieuans and the Question of Youth. Jean-Louis Fabiani and Alexandra Kowalski in Conversation
On the occasion of the publication of Pierre Bourdieu. A Heroic Structuralism,1 we try to highlight the main elements of Bourdieu‘s thought on youth as well as Jean-Claude Chamboredon and Jean-Louis Fabiani’s both close and different approach to the topic. The format of the conversation allows us to tackle related issues about youth in France today and the constraints inherent to structuralist thinking
Art (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Cultural Identity and Heritage (2 works) · Epistemology (2 works) · Philosophy (2 works) · Aesthetics (1 works) · Ambivalence (1 works) · Anthropology (1 works) · Archetype (1 works) · Art history (1 works)