Critical Race Theory: The Key Writings That Formed the Movement by Kimberle Cren

Description: Critical Race Theory by Kimberle Crenshaw, Neil Gotanda, Garry Peller, Kendall Thomas The founders of the critical race movement have collaborated to edit this collection of important writings on the subject. Included in the essays are "Whiteness as Property" by Cheryl Harris, "Race Consciousness" by Garry Peller and "Race, Reform and Retrenchment" by Kimberle Crenshaw. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description What is Critical Race Theory and why is it under fire from the political right? This foundational essay collection, which defines key terms and includes case studies, is the essential work to understand the intellectual movementWhy did the president of the United States, in the midst of a pandemic and an economic crisis, take it upon himself to attack Critical Race Theory? Perhaps Donald Trump appreciated the power of this groundbreaking intellectual movement to change the world.In recent years, Critical Race Theory has vaulted out of the academy and into courtrooms, newsrooms, and onto the streets. And no wonder: as intersectionality theorist Kimberl Crenshaw recently told Time magazine, "Its an approach to grappling with a history of white supremacy that rejects the belief that whats in the past is in the past, and that the laws and systems that grow from that past are detached from it." The panicked denunciations from the right notwithstanding, CRT has changed the way millions of people interpret our troubled world.Edited by its principal founders and leading theoreticians, Critical Race Theory was the first book to gather the movements most important essays. This groundbreaking book includes contributions from scholars including Derrick Bell, Kimberl Crenshaw, Patricia Williams, Dorothy Roberts, Lani Guinier, Duncan Kennedy, and many others. It is essential reading in an age of acute racial injustice. Author Biography Kimberl Crenshaw is Distinguished Professor of Law at UCLA and a professor of law at Columbia Law School. She is a co-editor (with Neil Gotanda, Gary Peller, and Kendall Thomas) of Critical Race Theory, available from The New Press.Neil Gotanda is a professor of law at Western State College of Law in Fullerton, California.Gary Peller is a professor of law at Georgetown Law in Washington, D.C. He is the author of Critical Race Consciousness.Kendall Thomas is Nash Professor of Law and the director for the Study of Law and Culture at Columbia Law School. Table of Contents "Serving Two Masters", Derek Bell; "Race Consciousness", Garry Peller; "Case For Affirmative Action in Legal Academia", Duncan Kennedy; "Legitimizing Racial Descrimination", Alan Freeman; "Minority Critique of the Critical Legal Studies Movement", Harlton Dalton, "Critical Legal Studies and Reparations", Mari Matsuda; "Race, Reform and Retrenchment", Kimberle Crenshaw; "The Reconstructive Theology of Dr Martin Luther King Jr.", Anthony Cook; "Reckoning with Unconscious Racism", Charles Lawrence; "The Law of Race Relations", Gerald Torres; "Regrouping in Singular Times", Patricia Williams; "Intellectual Life in a Multicultural World", John Calmore; "A Critique of Our Constitution is Colour-Blind", Neil Gotanda; "History of the Angelo Herndon Case", Kendall Thomas; "Whiteness as Property", Cheryl Harris; "The Boundaries of Race", Richard Ford; "Emperors Clothes", Lani Guinier; "Saphire Bound" Regina Austin. Review "As of the publication of Critical Race Theory it will be unwise, if not impossible, to do any serious work on race without referencing this splendid collection."—Toni Morrison"A fundamental reference guide to any serious work on race."—Amsterdam News"Critical Race Theory is a compilation of provocative writings that challenges us to consider the relationship between race, the legal system, and society at large."—Senator Bill Bradley Long Description What is Critical Race Theory and why is it under fire from the political right? This foundational essay collection, which defines key terms and includes case studies, is the essential work to understand the intellectual movement Why did the president of the United States, in the midst of a pandemic and an economic crisis, take it upon himself to attack Critical Race Theory? Perhaps Donald Trump appreciated the power of this groundbreaking intellectual movement to change the world. In recent years, Critical Race Theory has vaulted out of the academy and into courtrooms, newsrooms, and onto the streets. And no wonder: as intersectionality theorist Kimberl Review Quote "As of the publication of Critical Race Theory it will be unwise, if not impossible, to do any serious work on race without referencing this splendid collection." -Toni Morrison "A fundamental reference guide to any serious work on race." - Amsterdam News " Critical Race Theory is a compilation of provocative writings that challenges us to consider the relationship between race, the legal system, and society at large." -Senator Bill Bradley Details ISBN1565842715 Short Title CRITICAL RACE THEORY Pages 528 Language English ISBN-10 1565842715 ISBN-13 9781565842717 Media Book Format Paperback Year 1996 Imprint The New Press Subtitle The Key Writings That Formed the Movement Place of Publication New York Author Kendall Thomas Edited by Garry Peller DOI 10.1604/9781565842717 Country of Publication United Kingdom NZ Release Date 1996-05-16 Publisher The New Press DEWEY 305.8 Audience Undergraduate AU Release Date 1996-08-06 Publication Date 1996-06-13 UK Release Date 1996-06-13 Alternative 9781565842700 Illustrations Illustrations We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. 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