“Rethinking Educational Inequality: Class, Race, and Gender through Bourdieu”
Abstract Submission Deadline: 13 November 2026
The British Sociological Association (BSA) Bourdieu Study Group has announced its Annual International Conference.
The event is titled “Rethinking Educational Inequality: Class, Race, and Gender through Bourdieu – Reproduction, Resistance, and Transformation in Unequal Times.”
This prestigious international conference will take place from 9–11 June 2027. The host venue for this event is Manchester Metropolitan University, UK.
Key Dates & Deadlines
- Abstract Submission Deadline: Friday, 13 November 2026
- Conference Dates: 9–11 June 2027
Keynote Speakers
- Professor Nicola Ingram (University College Cork)
- Dr Annabel Wilson (University of Oxford).
Conference Overview & Main Themes
Manchester is a city shaped by industrial transformation, migration, and working-class politics. Therefore, it provides the perfect stage to examine the enduring relevance of Pierre Bourdieu’s sociological framework. More than forty years after the publication of Distinction, education remains a critical site where power is both reproduced and contested.
Specifically, the 2027 conference focuses on how class, race, and gender intersect within educational systems. Scholars are invited to submit papers that critically engage with Bourdieusian concepts. We welcome proposals exploring field, habitus, capital, and symbolic power to illuminate contemporary forms of stratification, exclusion, and social transformation.
Submissions & Contact
Abstract submissions are currently open. If you want to submit your proposal, please visit the official BSA Events Portal.
For any inquiries regarding the event organization, you can get in touch directly with the organizers via the official BSA Contact Page: https://britsoc.co.uk/events/key-bsa-events/rethinking-educational-inequality-class-race-and-gender-through-bourdieu/