"가족의 가난을 혐오했습니다" 성공을 위해 30년간 자신을 속여온 이유ㅣ디디에 에리봉의 『랭스로 되돌아가다』

"I changed my speech, and when my family asked where I lived, I lied. I believed that escaping their 'vulgarity' was my only salvation." Didier Heribon, a renowned French sociologist, spent 30 years thoroughly deceiving himself to fit into Paris's elite intellectual society. His identity as a "working-class man" was hidden behind the glamourous mask of his Ph.D. He abhorred and slashed away his roots in pursuit of success, but the more he did, the more a deep sense of shame followed him like a shadow. Thirty years after his father's death, he returned to his hometown of Rheims. There, he realized that no matter how sophisticated his taste, the marks of class ingrained in his body can never be erased. Today, through "Returning to Rheims," ​​we confront the "ugliest part of ourselves" that we have ignored in our pursuit of success. He discusses the true liberation and social reflection that begins the moment we shed our masks and confront our own bitter shame. 00:00 A Scholar's Confession, Hidden for 30 Years 00:40 Finding the Source of the Shame That Crushed His Ego 01:26 Why Did He Hide His Working-Class Origins? 02:29 What Is 'Identity'?: The Memories I Want to Show vs. the Memories I Want to Hide 03:25 [Empathy] The Memories of an Illegitimate Child Hidden Behind a PhD 04:38 Why Are We Ashamed of Our Roots? 05:41 A poignant yet sharp sociological analysis 06:22 Part 1: What I gave up to become upper class (speech and tastes) 08:38 Reading 1: A record of class disunity encountered after 30 years 14:37 Pierre Bourdieu's "taste" as a class badge 15:37 Potato soup and Thai food: How are tastes inherited? 18:49 Part 2: Why do the poor become conservative (the working class shifts to the right) 21:08 Reading 2: The language of workers overlooked by left-wing elites 24:43 Change begins when we face shame 25:25 The true comfort and enlightenment this book gives us #ReturnToRheims #DidierRibon #Shame #Identity #Class #PierreBourdieu #Distinction #Self-hatred #Self-reflection #Sociology #ProfessorLee'sBooksAndPeople #HumanitiesBestseller #MaskSyndrome #TheFurtherSideOfSuccess All content in "Professor Lee's Books and People" is copyrighted by Culture Production Possibilities Co., Ltd. Copyright 2026. Culture Production Possibilities Co., Ltd. All rights reserved.