EDUC 217 - Critical Race Theory and Education

Credits: (3)
College Curriculum: COLL 200
Domain (Anchored): ALV
Domain (Reaching Out): CSI

Rooted in American jurisprudence scholarship, critical race theory (CRT) examines and critiques the law’s role in constructing and preserving unequal social and political relationships according to race. Comprised of a set of theories that rely on the intersection of various positionalities, including, race, gender, sexuality, and class; a critique of Whiteness, liberalism, the utilization of history, counter-narrative/counter-storytelling, and a combination of structural and post-structural analysis to illustrate how professed American ideals, such as colorblindness, liberty, freedom of choice, and equality maintain a regime of White supremacy; critical race theory treats race as a socially constructed phenomenon to not only speak back against the aforementioned dominant discourses, but also existing inequitable institutionalized practices, and structural arrangements.