Michel de Certeau
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Michel de Certeau was a French Jesuit scholar, historian, and cultural theorist best known for his work "The Practice of Everyday Life," which explores how ordinary people tactically navigate and subvert structures of power in daily life.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Michel de Certeau canonical | 3 |
| de Certeau | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Michel de Certeau Context triple: [Michel Foucault, influenced, Michel de Certeau]
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Michel Foucault
Michel Foucault was a French philosopher and social theorist known for his influential analyses of power, knowledge, and institutions in works such as "Discipline and Punish" and "The History of Sexuality."
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B.
Pierre Bourdieu
Pierre Bourdieu was a French sociologist and public intellectual known for his influential theories on social capital, habitus, and the reproduction of social inequality.
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C.
Jacques Ellul
Jacques Ellul was a French philosopher, sociologist, and theologian best known for his critiques of technological society and the state from a Christian perspective.
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D.
Didier Eribon
Didier Eribon is a French philosopher, sociologist, and writer best known for his work on social class, sexuality, and his influential autobiographical essay "Returning to Reims."
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E.
Loïc Wacquant
Loïc Wacquant is a French sociologist and social theorist known for his work on urban marginality, the penal state, and the body, often combining ethnography with critical theory.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Michel de Certeau Target entity description: Michel de Certeau was a French Jesuit scholar, historian, and cultural theorist best known for his work "The Practice of Everyday Life," which explores how ordinary people tactically navigate and subvert structures of power in daily life.
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A.
Michel Foucault
Michel Foucault was a French philosopher and social theorist known for his influential analyses of power, knowledge, and institutions in works such as "Discipline and Punish" and "The History of Sexuality."
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B.
Pierre Bourdieu
Pierre Bourdieu was a French sociologist and public intellectual known for his influential theories on social capital, habitus, and the reproduction of social inequality.
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C.
Jacques Ellul
Jacques Ellul was a French philosopher, sociologist, and theologian best known for his critiques of technological society and the state from a Christian perspective.
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D.
Didier Eribon
Didier Eribon is a French philosopher, sociologist, and writer best known for his work on social class, sexuality, and his influential autobiographical essay "Returning to Reims."
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E.
Loïc Wacquant
Loïc Wacquant is a French sociologist and social theorist known for his work on urban marginality, the penal state, and the body, often combining ethnography with critical theory.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
French writer
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Jesuit ⓘ cultural theorist ⓘ historian ⓘ human ⓘ philosopher of social science ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | France ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1925-05-17 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1986-01-09 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
University of Grenoble
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University of Paris ⓘ
linked to:
Sorbonne University
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| employer |
University of California, San Diego
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École des hautes études en sciences sociales ⓘ |
| familyName |
de Certeau
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linked to:
Michel de Certeau
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| fieldOfWork |
anthropology of everyday life
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cultural studies ⓘ historiography ⓘ religious studies ⓘ |
| givenName | Michel ⓘ |
| influenced |
anthropology
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cultural studies ⓘ everyday life studies ⓘ urban studies ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Ignatius of Loyola
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Jacques Lacan ⓘ Michel Foucault ⓘ Sigmund Freud ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | French ⓘ |
| mainInterest |
historiography and writing of history
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mysticism ⓘ practices of everyday life ⓘ |
| memberOf | Society of Jesus ⓘ |
| movement | post-structuralism ⓘ |
| name | Michel de Certeau ⓘ |
| nationality | French ⓘ |
| notableWork |
La prise de parole
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L’invention du quotidien ⓘ The Practice of Everyday Life ⓘ The Writing of History ⓘ |
| occupation |
Jesuit priest
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cultural theorist ⓘ historian ⓘ philosopher ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Chambéry, France
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linked to:
Chambéry
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| placeOfDeath |
Paris, France
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linked to:
Paris
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| positionHeld | director of studies at École des hautes études en sciences sociales ⓘ |
| religion |
Catholicism
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linked to:
Roman Catholicism
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| theorized |
concept of spatial practices
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distinction between strategies and tactics in everyday practices ⓘ ways of operating of ordinary people ⓘ |
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