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SOCIOLOGICAL ANALYSIS OF THE YEARS BY ANNIE ERNAUX FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF PIERRE BOURDIEU

PIERRE BOURDIEU PERSPEKTİFİNDEN ANNIE ERNAUX’NUN SENELER ADLI ESERİNİN SOSYOLOJİK ANALİZİ

Cansu Avcı(Marmara Üniversitesi)0000-0001-9336-8127
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533–550
Publication Date
2026-06-15
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In this study, Ernaux’s The Years will be examined within the framework of Bourdieu’s idea that “the individual is a product of the social context.”

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Objective & Hypothesis:Literature and sociology, both of which offer alternative perspectives on the human condition and expand the horizons of human thought, are deeply interconnected.
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Key Findings & Data:In The Years (2008), a collective autobiography in which she narrates her own life through the lens of France’s social history, Ernaux reflects the transformations of French society from the 1940s to the 2000s through a sociological inquiry.
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Conclusion & Impact:In this study, Ernaux’s The Years will be examined within the framework of Bourdieu’s idea that “the individual is a product of the social context.”
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⚙️Variables:Edebiyat · toplumsal sınıf · edebiyat sosyolojisi

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Literature and sociology, both of which offer alternative perspectives on the human condition and expand the horizons of human thought, are deeply interconnected. Drawing on these two fields in relation to key issues such as identity, class, othering, and education is crucial for fostering awareness at both individual and societal levels. Pierre Bourdieu, one of the most influential sociological theorists of the twentieth century, reshaped sociology, anthropology, cultural studies, and literary criticism through his work. For Bourdieu, literature is not merely an aesthetic object but also a social field shaped by power relations, capital, and habitus. Within this framework, Annie Ernaux’s works exemplify Bourdieu’s conception of writing as a social stance. In The Years (2008), a collective autobiography in which she narrates her own life through the lens of France’s social history, Ernaux reflects the transformations of French society from the 1940s to the 2000s through a sociological inquiry. Ernaux’s aim is to prevent the erasure of individuals and societies, and to preserve the traces of an existence and of the social world. In this study, Ernaux’s The Years will be examined within the framework of Bourdieu’s idea that “the individual is a product of the social context.”

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İnsanlık durumuna farklı açıdan bakılmasını sağlayan ve insanın düşünce evrenini genişleten edebiyat ve sosyoloji birbiriyle derinlemesine bağlantılıdır. Kimlik, sınıf, ötekileştirme ve eğitim gibi önemli konularda bu iki alandan faydalanmak birey ve toplumlarda farkındalık yaratma açısından önemlidir. 20. yüzyılın önemli sosyoloji kuramcılarından Pierre Bourdieu, çalışmalarıyla sosyolojiyi, antropolojiyi, kültür çalışmalarını ve edebiyat eleştirisini yeniden şekillendirmiştir. Bourdieu’ye göre edebiyat yalnızca estetik bir nesne değil, aynı zamanda iktidarın, sermayenin ve habitusun şekillendirdiği toplumsal bir alandır. Bu çerçevede, Annie Ernaux yapıtlarında Bourdieu’nün, yazmanın toplumsal bir duruş olarak adlandırdığı kavramları en iyi şekilde temsil eder. Ernaux, Fransa’nın toplumsal tarihi üzerinden kendi yaşamını anlattığı kolektif bir otobiyografi olan Seneler (2008) isimli eserinde 1940’tan 2000’e kadar Fransız toplumunun geçirdiği dönüşümleri sosyolojik bir araştırmayla yansıtır. Ernaux’nun amacı bireylerin ve toplumların yok olmasına engel olmak, varoluşun ve toplumsal dünyanın izlerini korumaktır. Bu çalışmada Bourdieu’nün “birey, toplumsal bağlamın bir ürünüdür” düşüncesi çerçevesinde Ernaux’nun Seneler yapıtı irdelenecektir.

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Avcı, C. (2026). SOCIOLOGICAL ANALYSIS OF THE YEARS BY ANNIE ERNAUX FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF PIERRE BOURDIEU. Uluslararası Türkçe Edebiyat Kültür Eğitim (TEKE) Dergisi, Cilt: 15 Sayı: 2, 533–550. https://doi.org/10.7884/teke.1853677

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