Critical Race Studies Across Disciplines

This book argues that critical race theory (CRT)-which originated within Legal Studies during the 1970s-has permeated multiple academic disciplines and informs the ethical commitments of scholars in diverse fields of study. Critical Race Studies Across Disciplines includes essays by scholars of African American studies from various disciplines, who directly and indirectly incorporate CRT through signaling a commitment to scholar-activism or scholactivism. Scholactivists hope to understand the roots of anti-Black racism and to actively oppose all forms of oppression. Drawing on CRT, the volume counters the colorblind rhetoric of those who dismiss the notion of systemic racism, discount racial inequities, and disregard racial justice advocates as malcontents fanning the flames of racial dissension. The contributors of this collection challenge racism centering the stories, perspectives, and counter-narratives of African American soldiers, teachers, students, writers, psychologists, and theologians who continually defy and resist oppression in myriad ways.

Jonathan Chism is assistant professor of history and a fellow of the Center for Critical Race Studies at the University of Houston-Downtown.
Stacie Craft DeFreitas is a licensed psychologist, an associate professor of psychology, the Interim Associate Dean of the College of Humanities and Social Sciences, and a fellow of the Center for Critical Race Studies at the University of Houston-Downtown.
Vida Robertson is associate professor of English and humanities and serves as the Director of the Center for Critical Race Studies at the University of Houston-Downtown.
David Ryden is professor of history, Interim Dean of the College of Humanities and Social Sciences, and a fellow of the Center for Critical Race Studies at the University of Houston-Downtown.

List of Figures
List of Tables
Foreword
DoVeanna Fulton
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Jonathan Chism
PART I: - African American History
Introduction: Intersections between Critical Race Studies and History
David Ryden
Chapter 1: "'I wuz like a petty dog": White Animalization of Enslaved Blacks
Rachael Pasierowska
Chapter 2: "Slave to Soldier: United States Colored Troops in the West During the Civil War"
Scott L. Stabler and Martin Hershock
Chapter 3: "Fighting on Two Fronts: Black Educational Self Determination and Community Preservation in Houston, Texas"
Jesus Jesse Esparza
Part II: African Americans and Education
Introduction: Intersections Between Education and Critical Race Studies
Jonathan Chism
Chapter 4: "Getcha Lesson": Gleaning Wisdom from African American K-12 Educators Who Endured the Desegregation of Public Schools
Darius M. Benton
Chapter 5: "Good" Pedagogy: Arguments for Critical Pedagogy in Higher Education
Felicia L. Harris and Nina Barbieri