LAW 7679 — Race and the Law

3 semester hoursGraduateLectureusually offered: falltypical days: T/ThBostonTraditional

Examines the role of the law in creating, perpetuating, and reducing racial inequality in the United States. Interrogates historical and contemporary actions—legal, legislative, and political—and their racial impact. Uses an expansive theoretical lens to examine and critique the persistence of racial disparity and discrimination in structural systems in light of massive legal transformation, especially following the Civil Rights Movement. Explores how the law and legal institutions shape racial identity and how ideas about race shape legal institutions. Considers and critiques approaches used by race scholars to understand the consequences (intended and unintended) of various legal reform projects designed to address racial inequality.

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