Anti-Racism and Sociology

What is sociology and when does it become a thing? How is it related to racism? And what’s the problem with most studies in sociology today? Join host Dean Brian Edwards and Mary Pattillo, Harold Washington Professor of Sociology and Chair of the Department of African American Studies at Northwestern University, as they discuss these questions and more in this episode of Anti-Racism and the Disciplines.

Timestamps:

• [00:53 - 02:36] What is sociology?

• [02:36 - 04:52] When does sociology emerge? How is it related to industrialization and other social changes?

• [04:52 - 09:44] What is the relationship between W. E. B. DuBois and sociology?

• [09:44 - 13:11] What is the connection between sociology, race, and racism?

• [13:11 - 16:10] What does anti-ra ...