Neglected Social Theorists of Color: Deconstructing the Margins - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1793643202 ISBN 13: 9781793643209

Publisher: Lexington Books, 2024

Synopsis

Neglected Social Theorists of Color: Deconstructing the Margins provides a novel contribution to the ongoing debates concerning the canon in contemporary sociological theory. In particular, the editors argue that many scholars whose work may hold significant potential for contributions to contemporary debates in social theory go unrecognized. Still others, while not completely ignored, have fallen victim to a cultural and political climate not receptive to their work. Feminist scholars have been in the forefront of these debates, arguing that many insightful social theorists have been marginalized because of their gender. More recently, studies of individual theorists of color have appeared, but these have been limited to African American scholars such as W.E.B. Du Bois. In the present text, the editors extend this approach to include a broad diversity of theorists of color, including those of African American, Afro-Caribbean, Latinx, Asian, Asian American, and Native American backgrounds. In addition, the editors also include the work of authors who come from academic fields outside of sociology and others who are journalists, activists, or independent writers. The work has a unique format, where the authors of each chapter provide a theoretical analysis of their subject and a discussion of the contemporary significance of their work, lending to a rich discussion of underappreciated sociological scholars.

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About the Authors

Korey Tillman is a PhD candidate in sociology at the University of New Mexico.

David R. Dickens was professor of sociology at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas for thirty-eight years.

C. C. Herbison is faculty emeritus at The Evergreen State College in Olympia, Washington.

Amanda Hernandez is assistant professor of sociology and contributing faculty in the feminist studies and race and ethnicity studies programs at Southwestern University.

Edition details

• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Publication date: 2024
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1793643202
• ISBN 13: 9781793643209
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 194
• Editor: Tillman Korey