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(2009) Studies in East European Thought 61 (4).
Post-Soviet academia and class power
belarusian controversy over symbolic Markets
Elena Gapova
pp. 271-
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.
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DOI: 10.1007/s11212-009-9094-y
Full citation:
Gapova, E. (2009). Post-Soviet academia and class power: belarusian controversy over symbolic Markets. Studies in East European Thought 61 (4), pp. 271-.
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