Bernard Lahire

About the author

Bernard Lahire, born in Lyon in 1963, is a French sociologist who by the late 2000s had established himself as one of France's most eminent living sociologists. A professor of sociology at the ENSL graduate school in Lyon, he is also a member of the Max Weber Center for Advanced Cultural and Social Studies. His work sits at the intersection of social theory and cultural analysis, earning him a prominent place in contemporary French intellectual life.