Eduardo Bonilla-Silva
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Eduardo Bonilla-Silva is a sociologist known for his influential work on systemic racism and the concept of “color-blind racism” within critical race theory.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Eduardo Bonilla-Silva Context triple: [Critical race theory, associatedWith, Eduardo Bonilla-Silva]
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Erik Olin Wright
Erik Olin Wright was an American sociologist and leading Marxist theorist known for his influential work on class analysis, social inequality, and visions of real utopias.
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Marcelo Suárez-Orozco
Marcelo Suárez-Orozco is a prominent scholar of immigration and education who serves as a higher-education leader in the United States.
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Eric Wolf
Eric Wolf was an influential anthropologist known for integrating Marxist perspectives into the study of peasant societies, power, and global historical processes.
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Saskia Sassen
Saskia Sassen is a prominent sociologist best known for her work on globalization, migration, and the concept of the global city.
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Michael Bonvillain
Michael Bonvillain is an American cinematographer known for his work on films and television series, including genre projects like From Dusk Till Dawn 3: The Hangman's Daughter.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Eduardo Bonilla-Silva Target entity description: Eduardo Bonilla-Silva is a sociologist known for his influential work on systemic racism and the concept of “color-blind racism” within critical race theory.
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A.
Erik Olin Wright
Erik Olin Wright was an American sociologist and leading Marxist theorist known for his influential work on class analysis, social inequality, and visions of real utopias.
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B.
Marcelo Suárez-Orozco
Marcelo Suárez-Orozco is a prominent scholar of immigration and education who serves as a higher-education leader in the United States.
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C.
Eric Wolf
Eric Wolf was an influential anthropologist known for integrating Marxist perspectives into the study of peasant societies, power, and global historical processes.
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D.
Saskia Sassen
Saskia Sassen is a prominent sociologist best known for her work on globalization, migration, and the concept of the global city.
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E.
Michael Bonvillain
Michael Bonvillain is an American cinematographer known for his work on films and television series, including genre projects like From Dusk Till Dawn 3: The Hangman's Daughter.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
person
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sociologist ⓘ |
| academicDegree | PhD in sociology ⓘ |
| coAuthorWith |
Ashley Doane
NERFINISHED
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Tukufu Zuberi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| doctoralAdvisor | Erik Olin Wright NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
University of Puerto Rico
NERFINISHED
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University of Wisconsin–Madison ⓘ |
| ethnicOrigin | Puerto Rican NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
critical race theory
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political sociology ⓘ race and ethnic relations ⓘ racial inequality ⓘ sociology ⓘ |
| hasConcept |
color-blind racism
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new racism ⓘ racial grammar ⓘ racialized social systems ⓘ |
| hasTaughtAt |
Duke University
NERFINISHED
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Texas A&M University NERFINISHED ⓘ University of Michigan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Marxist sociology
NERFINISHED
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critical race theory ⓘ |
| knownFor |
analysis of racialized social systems
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critique of color-blind ideology ⓘ research on systemic racism ⓘ theory of color-blind racism ⓘ |
| languageOfWork |
English
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Spanish ⓘ |
| memberOf | American Sociological Association NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | Puerto Rican ⓘ |
| officeHeld | President of the American Sociological Association ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Puerto Rico NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Chair of the Sociology Department at Duke University
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President of the American Sociological Association ⓘ Professor of Sociology at Duke University ⓘ |
| researchFocus |
how racism is reproduced in everyday discourse
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post–civil rights racial inequality ⓘ white supremacy in contemporary societies ⓘ |
| theoreticalContribution |
concept of color-blind racism
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racialized social system theory ⓘ structural interpretation of racism ⓘ |
| workAuthored |
Racism without Racists
NERFINISHED
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Racism without Racists: Color-Blind Racism and the Persistence of Racial Inequality in America NERFINISHED ⓘ Rethinking Racism: Toward a Structural Interpretation NERFINISHED ⓘ White Logic, White Methods: Racism and Methodology NERFINISHED ⓘ White Supremacy and Racism in the Post–Civil Rights Era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Critical race theory