Acta Structuralica

international journal for structuralist research

Journal | Volume | Article

149918

Post-Soviet academia and class power

belarusian controversy over symbolic Markets

Elena Gapova

pp. 271-

Abstract

The article demonstrates that post-Soviet academic debates about theoretical concepts and visions of truth can be usefully interpreted in terms of different "class positions" of knowledge producers. One academic faction is interested in academic freedom, autonomy, and corporate solidarity, as the social and cultural capitals of its members are involved with the global symbolic market. The capitals of the other group are invested into the slightly modified Soviet academic system and local symbolic fields. Intellectuals necessarily are aligned with more powerful social actors and thus become involved in divisions and struggles that they cannot escape.

Publication details

Published in:

Oushakine Sergej (2009) Wither the intelligentsia. Studies in East European Thought 61 (4).

Pages: 271-

DOI: 10.1007/s11212-009-9094-y

Full citation:

Gapova Elena (2009) „Post-Soviet academia and class power: belarusian controversy over symbolic Markets“. Studies in East European Thought 61 (4), 271–.