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Chapter Overview
Chapter 1: AudiobookHub Recommendation
Chapter 2: Sociology emerged in the late nineteenth century at the zenith of Western imperialism globally.
Chapter 3: Mainstream contemporary social theorists ignore the impacts of colonialism.
Chapter 4: Acknowledging global inequalities leads to a more truthful way to understand the world fully.
Chapter 5: In the African Renaissance, African thinkers developed social theories from rich indigenous cultures.
Chapter 6: Latin American sociologists examined the continent’s dependence on the United States.
Chapter 7: In India, the Subaltern Studies Group studied society through the lens of the disadvantaged.
Chapter 8: Sociology must acknowledge power inequalities and honor all forms of knowledge.
Description
In Southern Theory (2007), sociologist Raewyn Connell investigates the emergence of the social sciences in the context of Western imperialism. She explains how sociological knowledge and theory was and is primarily produced from the perspective of the colonizers, and not the colonized.
Who Should Listen
- Sociology and humanities students
- Anyone interested in globalization and postcolonialism
- People interested in international politics