Classcrits X: Mobilizing for Resistance, Solidarity and Justice
Nov. 10-11, 2017
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This blog is the public manifestation of the ClassCrits Project. The blog focuses on law and economic inequality from a critical legal perspective. Supported by the University at Buffalo School of Law, participants in the ClassCrits Project - and this blog in particular - hope to start a discussion that puts economic inequality at the center rather than at the margins of mainstream law. [Read More]
Category Archives: Class
Thanks to Southwestern Law School, host of ClassCrits VI Conference
Kudos and great thanks to Southwestern Law School for fabulously hosting the ClassCrits conference this past weekend. Besides providing superb logistical support from first rate staff, Southwestern set the right tone for our discussions by providing an environment shining with … Continue reading
Commenting on the commentary about “Accidental Racist”
By Lisa R. Pruitt I don’t watch TV or follow much pop culture, and most of the country music I occasionally listen to is on old albums by the likes of Sara Evans, Faith Hill, Martina McBride and Alison Krauss. But … Continue reading
Posted in Class, Geography, Race and Ethnicity
Tagged culture, race relations, rural, the arts
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Symposium Issue on Critical Race Theory & Marxism
Kudos to Anthony Farley for organizing this fabulous collection in the JULY 2012 issue of the COLUMBIA JOURNAL OF RACE & LAW, featuring a number of ClassCrits scholars, and developed from the Third National People of Color Legal Scholarship Conference … Continue reading
Posted in Class, Equality Theory, Immigration, Law Symposium, Legal scholarship, Legal Theory, Marxism, Poverty, Race and Ethnicity
Tagged Adam Gearey, Angela Harris, Anthony Farley, Bekah Mandell, César Cuauhtémoc García Hernández, Christian B. Sundquist, Deborah Waire Post, Donna Young, Gil Gott, Keith Aoki, Neil Gotanda, Pantea Javidan, Patricia Tuitt, Peter Halewood, Ravi Malhotra, Reginald Leamon Robinson, SpearIT
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NY Times turns squarely to issue of class and the Presidential race
By Lisa R. Pruitt Richard W. Stevenson reports on the front page of today’s New York Times under the headline, “On the Tricky Terrain of Class, Contrasting Paths.” Here’s an excerpt that sums us up a lot about Obama … Continue reading
Posted in Class, politics, Race and Ethnicity
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Call for Papers and Participation in ClassCrits V: From Madison to Zuccotti Park: Confronting Class and Reclaiming the American Dream
This workshop, the fifth meeting of ClassCrits, takes on class and the American dream as its theme. The most quintessentially American trait may be our capacity to look past current misfortune and imagine a brighter future. Americans love a “rags … Continue reading
Photoessay: Occupy Oakland, 11/2/2011
A couple of snapshots of the “general strike” day. The mood in the crowd was peaceful and mellow and the smell of pot was everywhere (this is Oaksterdam, after all). In contrast to what the New York Times has reported … Continue reading
Remembering Joe Bageant: Class Migrant, Class Warrior
By Lisa R. Pruitt Americans like to think they live in a society unstratified by class, a society of equal opportunity, where the American dream survives. Joe Bageant, a journalist turned cultural critic, challenged these myths with inimitable intensity, compassion, … Continue reading
Posted in Class, economic and social rights, Education, Geography, politics, Poverty, Race and Ethnicity
Tagged rural
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ClassCrits IV; Report-Back
Last weekend’s conference at American University Washington College of Law: “ClassCrits IV: Criminalizing Economic Inequality,” was a terrific success. Thanks to my fellow members of the organizing team, including Martha McCluskey (who took the lead role in assembling and re-assembling … Continue reading
Posted in Class, Classcrits events, Equality Theory, Events, Uncategorized, What is ClassCrits?
Tagged capitalism, critical theory, Martha McCluskey
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D.C. Residents Say Class Divides Them More than Race
By Lisa R. Pruitt The Washington Post reported a few days ago on a new poll of Washington, DC residents which found that “[m]ost District residents–black and white–see socioeconomic class, not race, as the primary source of a stark divide … Continue reading
Under-educated State Legislatures? (Part I): Do They Explain Funding Cuts to Higher Education?
By Lisa R. Pruitt The Chronicle of Higher Education this week released data summarizing the tertiary education (or lack thereof) of state legislators across the country. An interactive map is available here, permitting you to see the percentage of lawmakers … Continue reading
Posted in Class, Education, Law Schools, politics
Tagged higher education, state government
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