Rethinking Knowledge Production in Sociology: A Critical Analysis of the Conceptual, the Methodological and the Institutional

Katy Pal Sian

doi:10.1017/S1474746421000580

Rethinking Knowledge Production in Sociology: A Critical Analysis of the Conceptual, the Methodological and the Institutional

Katy Pal Sian

Department of Sociology

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Abstract

This article provides a critique of Eurocentric knowledge formations that currently dominate the sociological imagination and its analyses of the ‘other’. It proposes a deep questioning of the colonial underpinnings of the discipline and argues that a series of conceptual, methodological, and institutional concerns must be addressed if we are profoundly to transform teaching and learning agendas in universities. It will argue that decolonising sociology cannot merely rely upon cosmetic changes, but rather it must demonstrate a wider commitment to anti-racism and social justice.

Original language	English
Number of pages	12
Journal	Social Policy and Society
Early online date	11 Oct 2021
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1017/S1474746421000580
Publication status	E-pub ahead of print - 11 Oct 2021

Bibliographical note

Keywords

decolonisation; learning; pedagogy; academy; university; gender; unlearning; curriculum; social movements
Methodological inquiry
Racism
Higher Education

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