Ideally, they would read both theorists and additional sources related to economics. They cannot simply read Karl Marx or Adam Smith - separately. Consider a college student enrolled in an economics class, for example.
One way of thinking of critical race theory is that it’s one vehicle of understanding race in America, but it is not the only methodology. This is why it’s taught in a collegiate setting.
Most importantly, critical race theory is very nuanced. Students gain a fuller understanding of race, ethnicity, gender and sexual orientation issues through additional historical and political considerations. In other words, I would not teach critical race theory as a standalone method. But I do so along with other books and articles related to American history, identity politics and coalition-building politics – or how racial communities foster political relations. In fact, I teach it as one approach – among many – in further understanding race and politics in America. No surprise, then, that critical race theory is discussed in law schools, graduate courses and upper-level undergraduate college classes.
What’s important to note is that these leading authors are law professors and legal scholars. As a public policy college instructor, I have assigned a widely known reader, “Critical Race Theory: The Cutting Edge.” Some notable authors in the edited work include Derrick Bell Jr., Richard Delgado, Ian Haney Lopez, Juan Perea, Angela Harris and Randall Kennedy. Many legal scholars and authors have offered critical race theory in classes, articles and books. Ultimately, critical race theorists stress that there are numerous pathways to further understand racial politics and this has often been through counter-storytelling, biographical narratives and unconventional techniques. Various academics and legal scholars have considered court decisions in the same fashion. This study of the law is inclusive from legislators to judges and how laws have often overlooked race or discriminated against Americans by race. It was first developed in the 1970s as an approach to consider why and how American laws have been devoid or divisive of race through institutional and systemic means. To fully understand critical race theory, one needs to define, but also to understand its meaning. Since pundits are raising concerns about the theory, I must share why I teach it and how it can be helpful and controversial in understanding race and law. I have been teaching for over two decades and for nearly as long as I have been in the college classroom, I have taught critical race theory.
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