Out of Frankfurt: A Response to Critics of The Unmasking Style in Social Theory

Peter BAEHR

doi:10.1007/s12108-020-09441-5

Out of Frankfurt: A Response to Critics of The Unmasking Style in Social Theory

Peter BAEHR

Lingnan University

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Abstract

This article responds to appraisals of The Unmasking Style in Social Theory (Baehr, 2019). Critics of the book point to missed opportunities, arcane interests, and overstatements of the book’s central thesis. A structural sociology of unmasking is proposed. A cultural pragmatics of unmasking is recommended. The reply offers clarifications of the style, discusses the unmasking technique of elongation, and considers ways to mitigate unmasking in classroom teaching. Topics discussed include the limits of transparency and the hyperbole of “white privilege.”

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	63-75
Number of pages	13
Journal	The American Sociologist
Volume	51
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s12108-020-09441-5
Publication status	Published - 25 Apr 2020

Keywords

18 Transparency
Debunking
Elongation
Exposure
Racism
Unmasking Style
Whiteness

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