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On decolonial revisions of modern social theory.
- Source :
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International Sociology . Sep2021, Vol. 36 Issue 5, p704-719. 16p. - Publication Year :
- 2021
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Abstract
- This review essay discusses decolonial and revisionist approaches to the sociological canon, centring on a major new work, Colonialism and Modern Social Theory by Gurminder Bhambra and John Holmwood (2021). The challenge to 'classical' social theory and the demand to reconstitute the theory curriculum come in the context of increased visibility for wider decolonial agendas, linked to 'fallist' protests in South Africa, Black Lives Matter and allied antiracist organizing, and calls to decolonize public and civic spaces and institutions such as universities, effect museum restitution, and colonial reparations. The review identifies continuities and complementarities with Connell's critique of the sociological canon, though Colonialism and Modern Social Theory takes a different tack from Connell's Southern Theory (2009). Bhambra and Holmwood's opening of sociology's canon converges with Connell's recent work to align a critical project of global and decolonial public sociology with a pragmatic programme for doing academic work differently. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *SOCIAL theory
*PUBLIC sociology
*IMPERIALISM
*COMMUNIST revisionism
*PLURALISM
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 02685809
- Volume :
- 36
- Issue :
- 5
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- International Sociology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 154065546
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1177/02685809211057468