SOCI 1F90 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Hair Straightening, Critical Race Theory, Dave Chappelle
6 Apr 2016
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Origins- harvard law school (dr. derrick bell)-only person of color. How does race change peoples experiences and encounters in terms of the law? (cid:1) How are race and racial power constructed and represented within. American legal culture and american society? (cid:1) (cid:1) Understand creation and maintenance of white superiority and subordination of people of color (cid:1) How race is structured and structured by ideas/legal doctrines such as. Fairness, equality and equal protection under the law (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) Want to change the relationship between race, racism and the law. R. v. r. d. s. (went to supreme court)-a reasonable person would be aware of racism in canada (cid:1) No objectivity or neutrality within academic knowledge and/ or legal sphere (cid:1) (cid:1) Lavallee (1990) self defense (went to supreme court) Shot him in the back of the head, how could it be self defense if he was leaving the room (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) History and context are important (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1)
