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Theorizing from the Margins: A Tribute to Lewis and Rose Laub Coser.
- Source :
- Sociological Theory; Sep2022, Vol. 40 Issue 3, p203-223, 21p
- Publication Year :
- 2022
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Abstract
- This article is an adaptation of the sixteenth Lewis A. Coser lecture, given virtually in 2021 for the American Sociological Association Meetings. In this article, I pay tribute to Lewis and Rose Laub Coser by engaging with their past work, which inspired a theoretical provocation about what it means to theorize from the margins. I specifically address the questions of who gets to be a theorist and what kinds of theoretical work get marginalized. I outline the process of epistemic oppression involved in trying to publish marginal ideas in mainstream journals. I argue that the relationship between mainstream sociology and what I refer to as "marginal" requires a relational perspective that (1) situates both marginalized scholars and their scholarship in the broader discipline of sociology and (2) examines the epistemic oppression of their theories regardless of their sometimes-powerful institutional positioning in highly ranked departments or as leaders within various professional associations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- ROSES
SOCIOLOGY of knowledge
OPPRESSION
PROFESSIONAL associations
SOCIAL theory
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 07352751
- Volume :
- 40
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Sociological Theory
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 158721456
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1177/07352751221106199