Throwing bricks at brick wall the g2 0 and the antinomies of protest

Studies in Political Economy

Volumn , Issue 90, 2012, Pages 7-27

  Samuel, Chris ^a  

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EID: 84880403180     PISSN: 07078552     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19187033.2012.11674989     Document Type: Article

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12. In its symbolic form, which is the focus of this paper, "capital" refers to the recognition conferred on " legitimate" actions within a field. What is meant by capital within Bourdieu's framework warrants refining, but such a project is beyond the scope of this paper. For an overview of his conception of capital, see: Pierre Bourdieu, "Forms of Capital, " in Education, Globalization and Social Change, Hugh Lauder et al., (eds.), (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2006), pp. 106 and 115 at note 3.
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47. It is not my intention to give a full accounting of how violence had been constructed prior to the protests, nor even a full account of its construction during the meetings. Although such an analysis would be useful, my focus is on the efforts of one set of actors-Black Bloc activists-and the problematic strategy of using symbolically devalued tactics in struggles to construct meaning.
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55. Ibid..
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