Professor John B. Thompson (Cambridge): 'Merchants of Culture'

Thursday, 9 February 2012
5:00 p.m.
Convocation House
Bodleian Library
Oxford

John B. Thompson is Professor of Sociology at the University of Cambridge. A leading proponent of Pierre Bourdieu's sociological thinking in the UK, and a major contributor to current debates about the impact of digital technologies on the book, he has written extensively on the sociology of the media and modern culture, the social organization of the media industries, and the social and political impact of information and communication technologies. Recent publications include Political Scandal (2000), Books in the Digital Age (2005) and Merchants of Culture (2010).

All welcome.