RICHARD DELGADO
and JEAN STEFANCIC
School of Law, University of Colorado at Boulder

CRITICAL RACE THEORY: LEGAL ORIGINS, NEW FRONTIERS

“What is Critical Race Theory?,” Jean Stefancic
Monday, September 17, 3:30pm, 8417 Social Science

“Critical White Studies and the Black-White Binary of Race,” Richard Delgado
Tuesday, September 18, 3:30pm, Lubar Commons (7200 Law)

“The Future of Radical Racial Thought,” Richard Delgado
Wednesday, September 19, 3:30pm, 8417 Social Science

Seminar for Students and Faculty
Thursday, September 20, 12:20pm, 8108 Social Science

Richard Delgado is Jean Lindsley Professor of Law at the University of Colorado-Boulder. A prime advocate of progressive legal thought and civil rights and a leading figure in Critical Legal Studies and Critical Race Theory, Professor Delgado has been described by The New York Review of Books as “one of the most forceful voices writing on the subject of race and the law today.” He is the author or co-author of over 180 articles and book chapters and 13 books. Five of his books have been awarded the Gustavus Myers Prize for the outstanding book on human rights in North America: Words That Wound (1994), The Rodrigo Chronicles (1995), The Price We Pay (1995), The Coming Race War? (1996), and Critical White Studies (1997). His principal collaborator is Jean Stefancic, Research Associate at the University of Colorado-Boulder School of Law. They are co-editors of the Critical America Series at NYU Press and together have written numerous articles and seven books: Failed Revolutions (1994), No Mercy (1996), Must We Defend Nazis? (1997), Critical White Studies (1997), The Latino/a Condition (1998), Critical Race Theory: The Cutting Edge (2000), and Critical Race Theory: An Introduction (forthcoming).

Readings for this series are available on line at www.ssc.wisc.edu/havenscenter and are on reserve in the Social Science Library (8432 Social Science) under Sociology 994 with Professor Erik Wright. Students can receive credit in Sociology 994 (Colloquium in Critical Sociology, call number 37718) for attending lectures and seminars. For more information, call 262-1420 or write [log in to unmask]


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