| Course Title: Introduction to Twentieth-Century Critical Race Theory |
| Start Date: 09/04/2024 End Date: 12/17/2024 |
| Term: Fall Semester 2024 |
| Description: This course examines the discursive relationship between race, power and law in contemporary U.S. society. Readings examine the ways in which racial bodies are constituted in the cultural economy of American society where citizens of African descent dwell. We 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 |
| 09/04/2024 - 12/17/2024 | Discussion | Tuesday and Thursday | 01:45PM - 03:00PM | DWGT - Dwight Hall | 202 | Weekly |
| Requisite Courses | ||
| None |
| Comments |
| Additional Comments |
| Course Tags | ||
| CRPE0001 | CRPE-1: CRPE - Major Pathway/Minor | This course has been approved to count towards the CRPE major pathway and the CRPE minor. |
| CRPE0002 | CRPE-2: Africana Studies - Major Pathway/Minor | This course has been approved to count towards the CRPE Africana Studies major pathway and the CRPE Africana Studies minor. |
| CRPE0006 | CRPE-PE: People, Power, Place Courses | This course has been approved to count towards the CRPE People, Power, Place requirement. |
| CRPE0003 | CRPE-3: Critical Social Thought - Major Pathway | This course has been approved to count towards the CRPE Critical Social Thought major pathway. |
| 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. |
| NXLAR0001 | NXLAR: Nexus in Law, Public Policy, and Human Rights | This course is approved for the Law, Public Policy, and Human Rights Nexus track. |
| Cross-listed Sections |
| None |
| Course Availability | ||||
| Section status: Open | Capacity: 19 | Enrollment: 18 | Available: 1 | Waitlist: 0 |
BOOK INFORMATION
| Book List | Required | Publisher Full Price |
| Title: critical race theory: a primer Author: bridges, khiara Copyright: 2018 Edition: Volume: ISBN: 9781683284437 Publisher: foundation press |
Required | 50.00 |
| Title: after black lives matter Author: johnson, cedric Copyright: 2023 Edition: Volume: ISBN: 9781804291672 Publisher: verso |
Required | 30.00 |
| Title: black feminism reimagined Author: nash, jennifer Copyright: 2019 Edition: Volume: ISBN: 9781478000594 Publisher: duke u press |
Required | 25.00 |
| Title: let us descend Author: ward, jesmyn Copyright: 2023 Edition: Volume: ISBN: 9781982104498 Publisher: scribner |
Required | 15.00 |
| Title: the four pivots Author: ginwright, shawn Copyright: 2022 Edition: Volume: ISBN: 9781623175429 Publisher: north atlantic books |
Required | 19.00 |
| Additional Book Comments |
| This is the complete book list for this class. |