Abstract
The author synthesizes the main pillars of her research agenda: marginality, deviance, and social classes. Her relationship with Bourdieu is carefully explored, together with her leading role of Bourdieusian scholar in the South American academic field. The interlocking of theory and practice is advocated, stressing the significance of political engagement. The broad, trans-contextual applicability of Bourdieu's methodology is also emphasized, and so is the necessity to address the specificity of local research contexts.
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