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LatCrit : from critical legal theory to academic activism
Title
LatCrit : from critical legal theory to academic activism / Francisco Valdes and Steven W. Bender ; with a foreword by Margaret E. Montoya and an afterword by Sumi Cho and Angela P. Harris.
ISBN
9781479809295
1479809292
9781479809301
1479809306
9781479809325
9781479809318
Publication
New York : New York University Press, [2021]
Physical Description
xxiii, 189 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Summary
"This book comprehensively but succinctly tells the story of LatCrit's emergence and sustainable presence as a scholarly and activist community within and beyond the US legal academy, finding its place alongside such other schools of critical legal knowledge as Feminist Legal Theory and Critical Race Theory that aim to combust social and legal transformative change"-- Provided by publisher.
Variant and related titles
Latina/o critical race theory.
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
August 05, 2021
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Background and origins : "LatCrit"
Foundations : LatCrit values and guiding principles
LatCrit contributions to outcrit jurisprudence : five substantive highlights
Community and method : building zones of critical safety
LatCrit praxis : personal, collective, and "glocal"
Critical pedagogy : transforming legal education and targeting systemic injustice
Designing and sustaining self-governance : theory, digital presence, bricks and mortar
Looking ahead : staying nimble yet grounded.
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