Pierre Bourdieu, whose death this past January made front page news in France, the U.S., and elsewhere, was a highly influential and at times controversial intellectual—a “committed” thinker in the ranks of Foucault, Barthes, and Lacan. Last year, this documentary film about his life became an unexpected hit in Paris. Its very title stresses the degree of Bourdieu’s political engagement as he took on the mantle of Emile Zola and Jean-Paul Sartre in French public life and slugged it out with politicians because he considered those lucky enough to have spent their lives studying the social world could not be indifferent to struggle. Filmed over three years, Sociology is a Martial Art follows Bourdieu as he lectures, attends political rallies, travels, and meets with his students, staff, and research team in Paris. The screening will be followed by an informal discussion on Bourdieu’s work and influence.