Critical Race Theory

Course Description

This seminar explores the project of critical race theory (CRT). This body of work examines the role of law as historically central and complicit in upholding racial hierarchy as well as hierarchies of gender, class, and sexual orientation, among others. This seminar introduces and explores CRT’s core principles. With a heavy focus on writings that shaped the movement, we will examine many themes within CRT, including the social construction of race, a rejection of an intent- and individual-rights based approach to solving social justice issues, intersectionality, interest-convergence, and storytelling methodologies. We will also place CRT into conversation with current social justice issues to consider how CRT can inform both the study and practice of contemporary civil rights lawyering.

Current and Previous Instructors

Key to Codes in Course Descriptions

P: Prerequisite
C: Prerequisite or Concurrent Requirement
R: Recommended Prior or Concurrent Course

Currently Scheduled Sections

CRN: 28532

  • Spring '24
  • 3
  • 309
  • Mon: 1:05-3:05

    Day

  • Tiffany Yang

  • 0 openings. (Limit 14).

May satisfy Advanced Writing Requirement

  • 530u

  • Critical Race Theory: The Key Writings That Formed the Movement

    ISBN: 9781565842717 Print edition (preferred) or online subscription


CRN: 99979

  • Fall '24
  • 3
  • 310
  • Thurs: 5:25-7:25

    Twilight

  • Omavi Shukur

  • Enrollment Limit: 14

May satisfy Advanced Writing Requirement

CRN: 28532

  • Spring '25
  • 3
  • 402
  • Thurs: 8:45-10:45

    Day

  • Tiffany Yang

  • Enrollment Limit: 14

May satisfy Advanced Writing Requirement