Critical Race Theory
a) Kimberle Crenshaw - Neil Gotanda - Gary Peller - Kendall Thomas https://www.researchgate.net/publication/237264125_Critical_Race_Theory_The_Key_Writings_that_Formed_the_Movement
b) The Critical Race Theory movement considers many of the same issues that conventional civil rights and ethnic studies take up, but places them in a broader perspective that includes economics, history, and even feelings and the unconscious. Unlike traditional civil rights, which embraces incrementalism and step by step progress, critical race theory questions the very foundations of the liberal order, including equality theory, legal reasoning, Enlightenment rationalism and principles of constitutional law. - Critical Race Theory: An Introduction - By Richard Delgado, Jean Stefancic NYU Press, 2001
c) “Specifically, critical race theory challenges the dominant discourse on race and racism as it relates to the law2 by examining how legal doctrine is used to subordinate certain racial and ethnic groups (Bell, 1995; Calmore, 1992; Crenshaw, Gotanda, Peller, & Thomas, 1995; Delgado, 1995a, 1995b, 1996; Harris, 1994; Matsuda, Lawrence, Delgado, & Crenshaw, 1993)”
- 5 main themes of critical theory
- The centrality and intersectionality of race and racism
- Critical race theory starts from the premise that race and racism are endemic, permanent, and in the words of Margaret Russell (1992) "a central rather than marginal factor in defining and explaining individual experiences of the law" (pp. 762-3). ____ Holy shit it’s SCU’s Margaret Russell!!!!! - article here
- Critical race theory starts from the premise that race and racism are endemic, permanent, and in the words of Margaret Russell (1992) "a central rather than marginal factor in defining and explaining individual experiences of the law" (pp. 762-3). ____ Holy shit it’s SCU’s Margaret Russell!!!!! - article here
- The challenge to dominant ideology
- The commitment to social justice
- The centrality of experiential knowledge
- The interdisciplinary perspective
- The centrality and intersectionality of race and racism
d) “Legal discourse says that the law is neutral and colorblind, however, CRT challenges this legal “truth” by examining liberalism and meritocracy as a vehicle for self-interest, power, and privilege. CRT also recognizes that liberalism and meritocracy are often stories heard from those with wealth, power, and privilege. These stories paint a false picture of meritocracy; everyone who works hard can attain wealth, power, and privilege while ignoring the systemic inequalities that institutional racism provides.”https://spacrs.wordpress.com/what-is-critical-race-theory/
