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Wrestling with the Past and Mapping the Future: A Call to the Field
Author(s) -
Tieken Mara Casey,
Wright Earl
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
rural sociology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.083
H-Index - 65
eISSN - 1549-0831
pISSN - 0036-0112
DOI - 10.1111/ruso.12409
Subject(s) - wright , rurality , scholarship , scope (computer science) , sociology , field (mathematics) , race (biology) , publishing , critical race theory , social science , public relations , media studies , political science , gender studies , rural area , history , law , programming language , mathematics , computer science , pure mathematics , art history
Abstract Despite Rural Sociology ’s long history of publishing rigorous research about rurality, one notable area for improvement is attention to race and racial issues. As Tieken and Wright argue, this special issue is an important first step toward expanding the journal’s scope and reckoning with its historical failings. This issue introduction summarizes the critical insights the issue’s articles offer the field at this pivotal moment of racial awareness and demographic change. The authors end with a call for emancipatory scholarship—that is, research that reflects the lived experiences of all rural residents and can be used to dismantle racist policies and practices.