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"I often say sociology is a martial art, a means of self-defence. Basically, you use it to defend yourself, without having the right to use it for unfair attacks." (Pierre Bourdieu) The world has witnesses who speak out loud what others keep to themselves. They are neither gurus, nor masters, but those who consider that the city and the world can be thought out. The sociologist, Pierre Bourdieu is one such witness." Over a three- year period, Pierre Carles' camera followed him through different situations: a short conversation with Günter Grass, a lively conference with the inhabitants of a working-class suburb, his relations with his students and colleagues and his plea that sociology be part of the life of the city. His thinking has a sort of familiarity, which means it is always within our reach. It is the thinking of a French intellectual who has chosen to think his times.
Keywords
sociology
archive footage
social documentary
sociologist
humanism
semi-biographical
anti-colonialism
social study
working class people
french society
figure study
interviews
Casts

Pierre Bourdieu
Self

José Bové
Self

Pierre Carles
Self
Gary Reich
Self
Loïc Wacquant
Self
Crews

Pierre Carles
Director
Annie Gonzalez
Producer
Véronique Frégosi
Producer
Virginie Charifi
Editor
Youssef Charifi
Editor
Claire Painchault
Editor
Bernard Sasia
Editor
Annie Madeleine Gonzalez
Producer

Pierre Carles
Writer
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