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This book charts new territory both theoretically and methodologically. Drawing on MacDougall’s notion of social aesthetics, it explores the sensory dimensions of privilege through a global ethnography of elite schools. The various contributors to the volume draw on a range of theoretical perspectives from Lefebvre, Benjamin, Bourdieu, Appadurai, Kress and van Leeuwen to both broaden and critique MacDougall’s original concept. They argue that within these elite schools there is a relationship between their ‘complex sensory and aesthetic environments’ and the construction of privilege within and beyond the school gates. Understanding the importance of the visual to ethnography, the social aesthetics of these elite schools  are captured through the inclusion of a series of visual essays that complement the written accounts of the aesthetics of privilege. The collection also includes a series of vignettes that further explore the sensory dimension of these aesthetics:  touch, taste—though metaphorically understood— sight and sound. These varying formats illustrate the aesthetic nature of social relations and the various ways in which class permeates the senses. The images from across the different schools and their surroundings immerse the reader in these worlds and provide poignant ethnographic data of the forces of globalisation within the context of elite schooling.

Education. --- Sociology of Education. --- Interdisciplinary Studies. --- Educational Philosophy. --- Education --- Humanities. --- Sciences humaines --- Philosophy. --- Philosophie --- Social Sciences --- Education, Special Topics --- Elite (Social sciences) --- Upper class. --- Upper class --- Social status. --- Power (Social sciences) --- Social structure. --- Social classes. --- Private schools. --- Aesthetics. --- Beautiful, The --- Beauty --- Esthetics --- Taste (Aesthetics) --- Academies (Private schools) --- Independent schools --- Class distinction --- Classes, Social --- Rank --- Organization, Social --- Social organization --- Empowerment (Social sciences) --- Political power --- Social standing --- Socio-economic status --- Socioeconomic status --- Standing, Social --- Status, Social --- Fashionable society --- High society --- Society, High --- Upper classes --- Elites (Social sciences) --- Educational sociology. --- Education and sociology. --- Sociology, Educational. --- Philosophy --- Art --- Criticism --- Literature --- Proportion --- Symmetry --- Schools --- Caste --- Estates (Social orders) --- Social status --- Class consciousness --- Classism --- Social stratification --- Anthropology --- Sociology --- Social institutions --- Exchange theory (Sociology) --- Political science --- Social sciences --- Consensus (Social sciences) --- Prestige --- Social classes --- Leadership --- Social groups --- Psychology --- Motion pictures-Asia. --- Asian Cinema and TV. --- Motion pictures—Asia. --- Aesthetics --- Social aspects. --- Radio broadcasting Aesthetics

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Awarded Best Book prize by CIES Globalization and Education SIG Awarded 2nd Prize in the Society of Educational Studies Annual Book Prize Elite schools have always been social choreographers par excellence. The world over, they put together highly dexterous performances as they stage and restage changing relations of ruling. They are adept at aligning their social choreographies to shifting historical conditions and cultural tastes. In multiple theatres, they now regularly rehearse the irregular art of being global. Elite schools around the world are positioned at the intersecting pinnacles of various scales, systems and regimes of social, cultural, political and economic power. They have much in common but are also diverse. They illustrate how various modalities of power are enjoyed and put to work and how educational and social inequalities are shaped and shifted. They, thus, speak to the social zeitgeist. This book dissects this intricate choreography.

Political philosophy. Social philosophy --- Social stratification --- Sociology of education --- International relations. Foreign policy --- History of education and educational sciences --- Teaching --- Educational sciences --- History --- geschiedenis --- onderwijs --- sociale ongelijkheid --- onderwijssociologie --- scholen --- globalisering --- onderwijsonderzoek