Mark Jamieson: Competition And Prestige Among 1950's New York Teenage Vocal Groups, 11 February 2020

Talk given to the Radical Anthropology Group at Daryll Forde Seminar Room, UCL Anthropology Building, 14 Taviton Street, London WC1H 0BW on 11 February 2020.

Mark Jamieson discussed how Pierre Bourdieu’s concepts of symbolic capital and symbolic violence might be enhanced through an exploration of what he calls ‘symbolic currencies’ in order to make sense of mechanisms of culture change. He will analyse the habitus of black teenagers involved in Rhythm and Blues vocal groups (later known as ‘doo wop’ groups) in 1950s New York.