good taste Flashcards
how does something being challenging make it high brow
works that are inaccessible are high brow, requires education, training an long exeposure to develope pallet to appreceiate
how does somrhting being subtle make it high brow
high culture emphasises form over content, requires aesthetic disposition appreciate it
what are the conventional idea about high culture
subtle and difficult to appreciate, people who like it have etter tatste and ‘good breading’ , are more intelligenct and educated
what does bourdie argue about the ranking of art
he says you cannot rank them as there is no legitimate system
according to bourdie how do elites maintain their status
by using the distinction between legitiate and illegitmate culture
who are elites
people whos back ground and circumstances equip them to enjoy difficult culture
what are the three types of culture capital
objective, embodied, institutionalised
why does bourdieu call it culture ‘capital’
liking the legitimate cultures acts like a currency in which you can use to buy yourself into different situations
