| Course Title: Critical Race Theory |
| Start Date: 08/30/2021 End Date: 12/13/2021 |
| Term: Fall Semester 2021 |
| Description: This course examines the discursive relationship between race and law in contemporary U.S. society. Readings examine the ways in which racial bodies are constituted in the cultural and political economy of American society. The main objective is to explore the rules and social practices that govern the relationship of race to gender, nationality, sexuality, and class in U.S. courts and other cultural institutions. Thinkers covered include W.E.B. DuBois, Kimberle Crenshaw, Derrick Bell, and Richard Delgado, among others. |
| Distribution(s): III - Social Sciences , MP - Multicultural Perspectives |
| Academic Level Of Course: Undergraduate | Credits:4.00 |
| Faculty | Phone | Email address |
| Lucas Wilson | 413-538-2432 | lbwilson@mtholyoke.edu |
| Meeting Dates | Method | Meeting days | Meeting times | Building name | Room | Frequency |
| 08/30/2021 - 12/13/2021 | Seminar | Monday and Wednesday | 01:45PM - 03:00PM | SKNR - Skinner Hall | 210 | Weekly |
| Requisite Courses | ||
| None |
| Comments |
| Additional Comments |
| Course Tags | ||
| AFCNA0001 | AFCNA: Africana Studies major | This course has been approved to count towards the Africana Studies major and/or minor. |
| AFCNA0001 | AFCNA: Africana Studies minor | This course has been approved to count towards the Africana Studies major and/or minor. |
| CST0001 | CSTH: Critical Social Thought major | This course has been approved to count towards the Critical Social Thought major and minor. |
| CST0001 | CSTH: Critical Social Thought minor | This course has been approved to count towards the Critical Social Thought major and minor. |
| Cross-listed Sections |
| AFCNA-208-01 Critical Race Theory |
| CST-253-01 Critical Race Theory |
| Course Availability | ||||
| Section status: Open | Capacity: 28 | Enrollment: 20 | Available: 8 | Waitlist: 0 |
BOOK INFORMATION
| Book List | Required | Publisher Full Price |
| Title: how we get free Author: yamahtta-taylor, keeanga Copyright: 2017 Edition: Volume: ISBN: 9781608468553 Publisher: haymarket books |
Required | 14.00 |
| Title: critical race theory, 3e Author: delgado and stefancic, richard and jean Copyright: 2017 Edition: Volume: ISBN: Publisher: nyu press |
Required | 18.00 |
| Title: halfway home Author: miller, reuben Copyright: 2021 Edition: Volume: ISBN: 9780316451512 Publisher: little brown and company |
Required | 30.00 |
| Title: intersectionality Author: hill collins and bilge, patricia and sirma Copyright: Edition: Volume: ISBN: 9780745684499 Publisher: |
Required | 20.00 |
| Title: teens who hurt Author: hardy and laszloffy, ken and tracy Copyright: 2006 Edition: Volume: ISBN: Publisher: guilford press |
Required | 25.00 |
| Title: Stamped from the Beginnng: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in Americ Author: Kendi, Ibram X Copyright: 2017 Edition: Volume: ISBN: 9781568585987 Publisher: Nation Books |
Required | 19.99 |
| Title: toward freedom Author: reed, toure Copyright: 2020 Edition: Volume: ISBN: 9781786634382 Publisher: verso |
Required | 20.00 |
| Title: Citizen: An Ameican Lyric Author: Rankine, Claudia Copyright: 2014 Edition: Volume: ISBN: 1555976903 Publisher: Graywolf |
Required | 20.00 |
| Additional Book Comments |
| This is the complete book list for this class. |