The arts and the Welsh working-class: identities and communities

在1972年的一次采访中，皮埃尔·布迪厄（Pierre Bourdieu）肯定了“Bientôt on mettra un paysanempaill<e:1> au mus<s:1>”。他解释说，在20世纪70年代早期的法国，较低和较贫穷的阶级注定要消失。他认为，当时的艺术是在真正地讨论这个问题。首先，本研究的目的是探讨威尔士工人阶级在艺术中的表现。然后，分析这一社会阶层的人对自己在艺术中的表现的看法。这项研究将聚焦于艺术与威尔士工人阶级之间的关系。在零工经济和不稳定工作兴起、经济发生巨大变化的背景下（《卫报》，2019年），强调工人阶级所经历的社会变化特别有趣。因此，他们在艺术中的表现可以让人们对这些变化和身份的变化有一种独特的感知。在这里，有必要从一个大的定义来理解艺术，包括任何一种艺术，从音乐到电视剧，绘画或摄影。在这项研究中，我将通过艺术来解决一个强大的工业历史的潜在美化问题，这有助于塑造特定类型的社会和文化身份。

In an interview from 1972, Pierre Bourdieu affirms "Bientôt on mettra un paysanempaillé au musée."1 He explains that in the context of the France of the early 70s, lower andpoorer classes were meant to disappear. He argues that the arts are genuinely talking aboutthis issue at that time.First, the purpose of this study is to explore the representation of the Welsh workingclassin the arts. Then, to analyse the perception of people from this social class on their ownrepresentation in the arts. The study will be focusing on this relationship between the arts andthe Welsh working-class. In the context of massive economic changes with the rise of the gigeconomy and precarious jobs (The Guardian, 2019), it is particularly interesting to highlightthe social changes lived by people from the working-class. Therefore, their representation inthe arts can give a unique perception of those changes and of changing identities. It isnecessary here, to understand arts in a large definition, including any kind of arts, from musicto TV series, paintings or photography.In this study, I will address the issue of a potential glorification of a strong industrialpast through the arts, which contribute to shaping particular types of social and culturalidentities.