Publications [#255297] of Eduardo Bonilla-Silva

Papers Accepted

1. Bonilla-Silva, E, Towards a New Radical Agenda: A Critique of Mainstreamed Sociological Radicalism, edited by Levine, R, Contemporary Sociology, vol. 35 no. 2 (2005), pp. 111-114
   (last updated on 2026/01/14)

   Author's Comments:
   This is not a book review. It is in fact a very long review article and I believe and hope it will generate some discussion and debate. In fact, I was chosen to write this "review" by Judith Stepan-Norris precisely to create a piece for her inaugural volume as editor of CONTEMPORARY SOCIOLOGY that would generate discussion and hopefully create a buzz.

   Abstract:
   In this long review article (2,400 hundred words) I challenge the radical Marxist project in American sociology. First, I challenge its whiteness. Second, I challenge its male orientation and blindness to the centrality of gender. Third, I critique its class reductionism. Fourth, I challenge its eurocentrism. Fifth, I criticize their anal retentive focus on perfect theory and their concomitant limited engagement in practical struggles. Lastly, I suggest that their incorporation into the mainstream has had some negative consequences–and most members of the cohort that led the battle for Marxism to be part of mainstream sociology seem unaware of the perils of incorporation.