Applying Bourdieu's Social Theory to Tech
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Applies Pierre Bourdieu’s social theory—concepts like symbolic violence, cultural capital, and hexis—to tech workplaces and communities to explain hidden power dynamics and accidental oppression. Presents concrete ways to recognize these forces, challenges the idea of meritocracy, and offers practical steps to improve environments and resist everyday oppression.
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chapters (7)
- 0:00Introduction to Bourdieu
- 4:18Symbolic violence explained
- 13:05Invisible oppression suffering
- 20:37Cultural and social capital
- 26:22Heredity and illusory meritocracy
- 31:29Agility and power relations
- 35:44Why no simple solution
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