Bourdieu, Argélia e a perspectiva pós-colonial

It is well known that Bourdieu’s early research was on French colonialism in Algeria. This essay shows how relatively novel was his research and how 1 Artigo traduzido do original em inglês por Mariana Bombo Perozzi Gameiro. Revisão técnica de Angelo Martins Jr. 2 Algumas das ideias contidas neste artigo são também encontradas em Julian Go, “Decolonizing Bourdieu: Colonial and Postcolonial Theory in Pierre Bourdieu’s Early Work.” Sociological Theory 31:49-73, 2013. 3 Department of Sociology of Boston University – Boston – EUA juliango@bu.edu 12 Bourdieu, Argélia e a Perspectiva Pós-Colonial it positions Bourdieu as a postcolonial theorist of sorts. By working with local Algerian intellectuals, and by attending to the particular experiences and forms of colonialism, Bourdieu generated concepts and theory about colonialism that overcame the limits of the French imperial episteme. While dominant views in France at the time thought about colonialism as an administrative matter, thereby reflecting only the concerns and categories of colonial governmentality, Bourdieu critically theorized colonialism as a social form structured by racism and violence. His research was not just about colonialism but was also epistemically postcolonial. Key-words: Post-colonial Bourdieu; Colonialism; Bourdieu in Algeria