PHIL 408

PHIL 408 Topics in Philosophy of Law

PHIL408
400 Level Course
Winter
3 Units
In-person
3
  • Level 4 or above and [PHIL 250/6.0 or {PHIL 251/3.0 and PHIL 252/3.0}] and [{PHIL 242/3.0 and PHIL 243/3.0} or PHIL 257/6.0]) and ([a minimum CGPA of 2.40] or [a minimum GPA of 2.70 in all 300-level PHIL]) and (9.0 units of PHIL at the 300-level) and (registration in a PHIL Plan).

Cross Listed with PHIL 808

one-way Exclusions

Instructor: Dalitso Ruwe

Topic: Derrick Bell

Recent debates in the U.S and Canada have centred on concerns about Critical Race Theory and its impact on race-relations and the way history is taught within the K-12 system. This class will be an exploration of the origins of Critical Race Theory beginning with the concerns that Derrick Bell the progenitor of Critical Race Theory had about American education and the legal systems inability to rectify the crimes committed against Black people .

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