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Latcrit: From Critical Legal Theory To Academic Activism. Number of Pages: 224. Publication Date: 2021-06-15. Publisher: New York University Press. Please refer to the section BELOW (and NOT ABOVE ) this line for the product details - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Title: Latcrit: From Critical Legal Theory To Academic Activism ISBN13: 9781479809295 ISBN10: 1479809292 Author: Valdes, Francisco (Author), Bender, Steven W. (Author) Description: Examines Latcrit's Emergence As A Scholarly And Activist Community Within And Beyond The Us Legal Academy Emerging From The Us Legal Academy In 1995, Latcrit Theory Is A Genre Of Critical Outsider Jurisprudence--A Vital Hub Of Contemporary Scholarship That Includes Feminist Legal Theory And Critical Race Theory, Among Other Critical Schools Of Legal Knowledge Its Basic Goals Have Been: (1) To Develop A Critical, Activist, And Inter-Disciplinary Discourse On Law And Society Affecting Latinasosx, And (2) To Foster Both The Development Of Coalitional Theory And Practice As Well As The Accessibility Of This Knowledge To Agents Of Social And Legal Transformative Change This Slim Volume Tells The Story Of Latcrit's Growth And Influence As A Scholarly And Activist Community Francisco Valdes And Steven W Bender Offer A Living Example Of How Critical Outsider Academics Can Organize Long-Term Collective Action, Both In Law And Society, That Will Help Those Similarly Inclined To Better Organize Themselves Part Roadmap, Part Historical Record, And Part A Path Forward, Latcrit: From Critical Legal Theory To Academic Activismshows That With Coalition, Collaboration, And Community, Social Transformation Can Take Root Binding: Hardcover, Hardcover Publisher: New York University Press Publication Date: 2021-06-15 Dimensions: 0.63'' H x 9'' L x 6'' W Number of Pages: 224 Language: English