This book contributes to the ongoing debates concerning the canon in contemporary sociological theory by presenting the work of marginalized theorists of color, including authors from African American, Afro-Caribbean, Latinx, Asian, Asian American, and Native American backgrounds.

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.

Contents

List of Figures

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Chapter 1. Suzanne Césaire

Maya Singhal

Chapter 2. Oliver Cromwell Cox

Julien Grayer

Chapter 3. Vine Deloria, Jr.—Indigenous Iconoclast

Daniel R. Wildcat

Chapter 4. Augustus Granville Dill

Marcus Brooks

Chapter 5. (Re)Emerging from the Shadows: Charles S. Johnson and His Research on the Black Belt

Heather A. O’Connell

Chapter 6. Alfredo Mirandé: Toward the Development of Chicana/o/x Sociology

Robert J. Durán

Chapter 7. Cherríe Moraga

Amanda D. Hernandez and Sonia Valencia

Chapter 8. Krantijyoti Gyanjyoti Savitribai: The Light of Revolution and Knowledge

Rianka Roy and Manisha Desai

Chapter 9. Vijay Prashad: A Biographical and Theoretical Sketch

Moushumi Roy, Tirth Bhatta, Moushumi Biswas

Chapter 10. Psychological Errors and Digital Rumors: Revisiting Two of Shibutani’s Contributions

Simon Gottschalk

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