Foundations of Critical Race Theory

3 credits · Graduate

This course introduces students to foundational critical race theory (CRT) legal scholarship, tenets, and analytical tools. Through seminars and case studies, we will consider how CRT can be applied to Canadian education systems and current political contexts in ways that contribute to intersectional decolonization and racial justice. We will also examine how CRT can assist with understanding and countering normalized racism, structural racial violence, White dominance, and extremism through cross-racial coalitions within liberal democratic societies founded on colonialism. How CRT has been misunderstood and appropriated will be a focus of the course.