LAW 5071:
Critical Race Theory
Spring 2025 • Section 21
• CRN 45621
Course offerings for are still tentative. The information below is subject to change.
Course Description
This course covers the interconnections between race and law through the lens of critical race theory (CRT). It does so by exploring central CRT themes as a methodology for appreciating how the law is used to maintain or address racial injustice. CRT rejects the idea that racial subordination is an aberration from the liberal legal ideal but rather something embedded into our social, political, and legal institutions. This course introduces foundational CRT concepts such as the social construction of race, colorblindness, interest convergence, intersectionality, and oppositional voice. Further, it investigates other critical legal theories - TribalCrit, LatCrit, APACrit, ClassCrit, DisCrit, and QueerCrit - that have grown out of CRT. Finally, it examines the application of CRT to several current legal issues and considers how CRT can operate as a praxis for dismantling racial hierarchy while informing how lawyers might work with communities towards racial justice goals.
Schedule
| Day/Time | Location |
|---|---|
| W 1:10-3:00 PM | Klein 7A |
Registration Info
Registration Notes
For spring 2025, students may use this temporary CRN 45621 to register for Critical Race Theory ("Empirical Analysis and the Law"). Students will be administratively transferred at a later date to a new CRN when new course is created in the course inventory system.
Book List/Materials
Materials To Be Announced