SOCIOLOGY IS A MARTIAL ART
, 19:00
Free entrance. Subtitles in English.
Sociology is a Martial Art, an engaging documentary about the controversial sociologist Pierre Bourdieu, became an unexpected hit in France just prior to his death. Filmed over three years, director Pierre Carles’ camera follows Bourdieu as he lectures, attends political rallies, travels, meets with his students, staff, and research team in Paris, and includes Bourdieu having a conversation with Günter Grass.
The film’s very title stresses the degree of Bourdieu’s political engagement. He took on the mantle of Emile Zola and Jean-Paul Sartre in French public life, slugging it out with politicians because he considered those lucky enough to have spent their lives studying the social world could not be indifferent to the struggle for justice.
Magne Flemmen, Bourdieu-connoisseur and research fellow at ISS, University of Oslo will give an introductory speech before the film starts.
Hosts: Norsk Sosiologforening avd. Vestlandet in collaboration with Bergen Kunsthall