Outsiders Within - Black Women in the Legal Academy After Brown V. Board

Informationen zum Autor Elwood Watson is professor of history and African American studies at East Tennessee State University. Klappentext Through interviews with prominent legal academics, Outsiders Within presents the trials and accomplishments of black women law professors who began to enter the legal academy in the 1970s and 80s. Zusammenfassung Through interviews with prominent legal academics! Outsiders Within presents the trials and accomplishments of black women law professors who began to enter the legal academy in the 1970s and 80s. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1: In the Media Spotlight: Anita Hill and Lani Guinier Chapter 2: A Hostile and Unsupportive Environment Chapter 3: Dealing With The Multiple Isms- Racism, Sexism, Elitism etc. Chapter 4: Affirmative Action: Combating Assumptions Chapter 5: Interacting With Students: That Delicate Balance Chapter 6: Derrick Bell, Harvard Law School and the Emergence of Black Feminist Jurisprudence Conclusion

Product details

• Authors: Elwood Watson, Elwood D Watson, Elwood D. Watson, Watson Elwood D.
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 16.07.2009
• EAN: 9780742540743
• ISBN: 978-0-7425-4074-3
• No. of pages: 164
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 241 mm x 19 mm
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; LAW / Jurisprudence, Jurisprudence & general issues, women's history, Jurisprudence and general issues