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294.59 sec. 001 - Critical Race Theory (Spring 2026)
Instructor: Erwin Chemerinsky (view instructor's teaching evaluations - degree students only | profile)
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Units: 1
Grading Designation: Credit Only
Mode of Instruction: In-Person
Meeting:
M 6:25 PM - 8:15 PM
Location: Law 113
From January 26, 2026
To March 30, 2026
Course End: March 30, 2026
Class Number: 33445
Enrollment info:
Enrolled: 15
Waitlisted: 0
Enroll Limit: 30
As of: 02/16 12:52 PM
This seminar explores Critical Race Theory, covering core texts as well as exploring new directions. Topics will include the nature of race and racism; the inseparable connections between race and other social markers such as gender, sexual orientation, class, and disability; and the contemporary hysteria around CRT.
Attendance is an integral part of the seminar, as much of the learning will emerge from conversations in class. For this reason, it is imperative that students are absent from class only in cases of emergency or illness. Students should not schedule appointments, interviews, clinic-related travel, or vacations that conflict with class. Students who are absent for reasons other than emergency or illness will not pass this course.
Attendance at the first class is mandatory for all currently enrolled and waitlisted students; any currently enrolled or waitlisted students who are not present on the first day of class (without prior permission of the instructor) will be dropped. The instructor will continue to take attendance throughout the add/drop period and anyone who moves off the waitlist into the class must continue to attend or have prior permission of the instructor in order not to be dropped.
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Requirements Satisfaction:
Units from this class count towards the J.D. Race and Law Requirement. |
Submit teaching evaluations for this course between 09-MAR-26 and 14-MAR-26
Exam Notes: (None) Series of papers or assignments throughout the semester
(Subject to change by faculty member only through the first two weeks of instruction)
Course Category: Social Justice and Public Interest
This course is listed in the following sub-categories:
Race and Law
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Books:
Required Books are in blue
- Critical Race Theory: A Primer
Khiara Bridges
Publisher: Foundation Press
ISBN: 9781683284437
e-Book Available: unknown
Price: To Be Determined - The War on Critical Race Theory: Or, The Remaking of Racism
David Theo Goldberg
Publisher: Polity
ISBN: 9781509558544
e-Book Available: unknown
Price: To Be Determined