2419 - Sociology in the Margins

Session Submission Type: Invited Session

Description

Articulating the theme of the 114th ASA annual meeting, Dr. Mary Romero noted that “embracing sociology that challenges social injustices and sustains scholar activists is pivotal in this time of increasing social inequalities. Sociologists possess the analytical tools and empirical data necessary to support communities fighting against injustices in many realms.” With this objective in mind, this thematic session examines the way in which processes of mainstream sociology have intentionally or unintentionally pushed particular types of critical social science work into the margins. Centering the work of sociologists who have found a better reception for their scholarship in departments of Ethnic Studies, African American Studies, Chicano/Latino Studies, Women’s Studies etc. this panel examines the way that some critical sociological scholarship has been marginalized and considers the social justice implications for our profession as a result.

Sub Unit

• Thematic Session

Session Organizer

• Wendy Leo Moore, Texas A&M University

Presider

• Kasim Sheron Ortiz, University of South Carolina

Individual Presentations

• Open the Sociological: The Past and Future Interdisciplinarity of an Anxious Field - Rod Ferguson, Yale University

• The Future of Sociology as a Discipline: Some thoughts from Asian American Studies - Lisa Sun-Hee Park, University of California, Santa Barbara

• Telling Our and Other People's Stories: Towards a More Honest and Critical Sociology - Christopher Scott Chambers, Providence College

Discussant

• Christopher Scott Chambers, Providence College