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Critical race theory

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Critical Theories Of Race And Racism In World Perspective, Angela P. Harris Dec 2011

Critical Theories Of Race And Racism In World Perspective, Angela P. Harris

Angela P Harris

This introduction to an edited collection on race and equality to be published by Ashgate Press surveys antidiscrimination law in a number of countries from a critical race theory perspective.


Rotten Social Background And The Temper Of The Times, Angela P. Harris Dec 2011

Rotten Social Background And The Temper Of The Times, Angela P. Harris

Angela P Harris

This essay was submitted to the Alabama Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Law review as part of a symposium on Richard Delgado's essay on "Rotten Social Background." Its publication has been delayed by the destruction caused by the Tuscaloosa/Birmingham tornado in the spring of 2011.


Book Review: The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration In The Age Of Colorblindness, Nick J. Sciullo Dec 2011

Book Review: The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration In The Age Of Colorblindness, Nick J. Sciullo

Nick J. Sciullo

Many in the legal academy have heard of Michelle Alexander’s new book, The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in an Age of Colorblindness. It has been making waves. One need only attend any number of legal conferences in the past year or so, or read through the footnotes in recent law review articles. Furthermore, this book has been reviewed in journals from a number of academic fields, suggesting Alexander has provided a text with profound insights across the university and public spheres. While I will briefly talk about the book as a book, I will spend the majority of this …