Critical Race Theory

Racism is engrained in the subconsciousness of people and society at large. UCLA School of Public Affairs recognizes that ” The individual racist need not exist to note that institutional racism is pervasive in the dominant culture. This is the analytical lens that Critical Race Theory uses in examining existing power structure” Ian Haney Lopez…

The course has examined many different topics relevant to the pedagogy of culturally responsive teaching. All of the topics discussed so far are directly related to the importance of including culture and cultural differences in the classroom, as they are considered integral to learning. There are a great many aspects to realizing culturally responsive teaching,…

By definition the American Dream is “the ideals of freedom, equality, and opportunity traditionally held to be available to every American,” (dictionary.com). The American Dream is something that is real and something that has been written about in many novels, such as Death of a Salesman and the Great Gatsby. The African American Experience is…

Scholarship in classical sociological theory has been largely dominated by “dead, white men.” Though the contributions to the field of sociology from scholars like Karl Marx, Max Weber, and Emile Durkheim have been great and many, sociological thought was created with a lack of representation from women and people of color. The inclusion of these…

Critical race theory emerged from legal studies to examine the way the law is impacted by race. Critical race theory, developed from its founders’ standpoint as students of color in law schools. Serves to “[challenge] ways in. Which race and racial power are constructed and represented in American legal culture and. More generally, in American…

Many Western philosophers have played an important role in setting up the Literary Theory. Who throughout history have been in the top of the literary hierarchy. They have considered the distinctions between written literatures. And then they came up with the redefinition of literature, which lead them to the changes in literary critical language such…

An intelligent Black boy, who dumbs himself down to avoid criticism. The Hispanic girl who stays at home to take care of her family, instead of going to school. The Asian who pursues a career in medicine, despite wanting to be an actor. All of these strange actions can be explained by the Critical Race…

Jean Rhys’ short story, “The Day They Burned the Books” illustrates conflicts based around several aspects of cultural identity including race, gender and nationality. With this in mind, feminist and critical race theory are obvious lenses through which the text can be studied. A feminist reading of the text, for example, is crucial for understanding…

Critical race theory emerged from legal studies to examine the way the law is impacted by race. Critical race theory, developed from its founders’ standpoint. As students of color in law schools, serves to “[challenge] ways in. Which race and racial power are constructed and represented in American legal culture and. More generally, in American…