Authors: Richard Delgado, Jean Stefancic
ISBN-13: 9780814719312, ISBN-10: 0814719317
Format: Paperback
Publisher: New York University Press
Date Published: April 2001
Edition: New Edition
Richard Delgado is Derrick A. Bell Fellow and Professor of Law at the University of Pittsburgh. Jean Stefancic is Derrick A. Bell Scholar and Research Professor of Law at the University of Pittsburgh. Their publications include Critical Race Theory: An Introduction and The Latino/a Condition: A Critical Reader, both published by NYU Press.
For well over a decade, critical race theorythe school of thought that holds that race lies at the very nexus of American lifehas roiled the legal academy. In recent years, however, the fundamental principles of the movement have influenced other academic disciplines, from sociology and politics to ethnic studies and history.
And yet, while the critical race theory movement has spawned dozens of conferences and numerous books, no concise, accessible volume outlines its basic parameters and tenets. Here, then, from two of the founders of the movement, is the first primer on one of the most influential intellectual movements in American law and politics.
This small paperback introduces critical race theory to the undergraduate student (study questions conclude each chapter). The authors introduce the concept; cover the main themes of the theory<-->material determinism, revisionist interpretations of history, the critique of liberalism, and structural determinism; describe storytelling, counterstorytelling, and the narrative turn; and consider intersectionality and anti-essentialism. Delgado teaches law at the U. of Colorado in Boulder where Stefancic is a research associate in law and author. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
Acknowledgments | ||
Foreword | ||
I | Introduction | 1 |
II | Hallmark Critical Race Theory Themes | 15 |
III | Legal Storytelling and Narrative Analysis | 37 |
IV | Looking Inward | 51 |
V | Power and the Shape of Knowledge | 67 |
VI | Critiques and Responses to Criticism | 87 |
VII | Critical Race Theory Today | 101 |
VIII | Conclusion | 129 |
Glossary of Terms | 141 | |
Index | 157 | |
About the Authors | 167 |