The great transformation of sociology. Debates from a feminist perspective

Abstract

The article discusses some elements proposed in the book “The Great Transformation of Sociology” (Torres, 2021), focusing on the link between social sciences and social change. For that purpose, I return to the concept of mediations elaborated by Marcuse (1993), as a key to thinking about connections between social sciences, subjects and socio political processes. I go deeper into this discussion by analyzing some features of feminist social sciences, particularly the way they relate to feminist social movements and the way they articulate theoretical development and the will of changing patriarchal relationships. As a corollary, I reflect on the possibilities of recovering some learnings from the feminist thinking in order to revitalize critical social sciences, pointing out the connection between academic development and political commitment as a prominent feature, based on the strong bonds it has with such an expanding social movement.