The Distinction of Elites: Case Studies

The Distinction of Elites: Case Studies

Date: Thursday 21 Jan 2010 - 10:00

Place: Maison Française d'Oxford

Research programme: Nation and Globalization

Social Elites' (Un)Conspicuousness: Theoretical reflections on ostentation versus understatement

Jean-Pascal Daloz, CNRS-MFO

Snobism in Contemporary Russia

Elisabeth Schimpfoessl, University of Manchester

Culinary Nostalgia and Social Distinction in Malta

Elise Billiard, Maison Méditerranéenne des Sciences de l'Homme, Aix-en-Provence

Climbing to the Top of the Greasy Pole: Disraeli's quest for acceptance amongst the elites

Benjamin Caraco, MFO

Beyond Homo-Academicus: New professional patterns in British universities

Simon Paye, MFO

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