Africana Studies 208 - Critical Race Theory

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.

Course limited to sophomores, juniors and seniors