(3 units). Exploration of the burgeoning dynamic body of legal scholarship known as "Critical Race Theory." Analysis of the concept of "race" and how it is constructed in Western law and society. Examination of how power and privilege are commonly "race based" and interact with other "intersectionalities". Critical analysis of the notion that "law" is objective, technical, and apolitical as well as the role of the law in creating and re-enforcing inequity. Course Component: Lecture
(3 units). Exploration of the burgeoning dynamic body of legal scholarship known as "Critical Race Theory." Analysis of the concept of "race" and how it is constructed in Western law and society. Examination of how power and privilege are commonly "race based" and interact with other "intersectionalities". Critical analysis of the notion that "law" is objective, technical, and apolitical as well as the role of the law in creating and re-enforcing inequity. Course Component: Lecture
