Exploration of Class, Distinction, and Habitus in Popular Culture of Eurasia

The Centre for the Study of Popular Culture, held a conference in the Faculty of Arts, Charles University (Voršilská 1, Prague 1) from 26 to 28 October 2023.

Class, distinction, and habitus have a contested position in the political and social sciences. No less controversial are the concepts in the humanities, even though the study of class in cultural studies seems to be long past its prime. The research agenda of Central and Eastern European popular culture looks a bit different. Due to the allegedly different path to modernity, exploration of class, distinction, and habitus in popular culture offers interesting stimuli even today.