Critical race feminism uses the lens of intersectionality to apply critical race theory to the experiences of women of color.

Critical Race Feminism

Examines the construction of the boundaries, meanings, and privileges given to the white race. 

Critical White Studies

Critical race masculinism applies critical race theory to the creation and maintenance of male norms in society

Critical Race Masculinism

Examines the connections between sexual norms and race, deepening our understanding of current dynamics and historical movements/events.

Queer-Crit Theory

Applies critical race theory to the experiences and concerns of Latino/a/xs, such as language, immigration, and multi-identity

Lat-Crit Theory

Applies critical race theory to the experiences and concerns of Asian Americans, such as language, immigration, and violence against Asians.

Asian-Crit Theory

- Critical Race Feminism
- Critical Race Masculinism
- Queer-Crit theory
- Lat-Crit Theory
- Asian-Crit
- Critical White Studies

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Critical Race Theory is an interdisciplinary movement made up of activists and scholars working to understand and change the relationships between race, racism, and power. 

Critical Race Theory (CRT)

Delgado, R., & Stefancic, J. (2012). Critical Race Theory: An Introduction (2nd ed.). NYU Press.

Critical Race Theory: An Introduction 

Critical Race Theory came out of a time in the 1970s United States during which a number of legal scholars, lawyers, and activists decided that the advances of the civil rights era the decade before were no longer progressing forward, or were even being pushed backward. They saw a need for new theories and strategies to combat racism. More people and disciplines soon joined the movement. 

Origins of Critical Race Theory

Spin-off Movements from Critical Race Theory

While not universally supported by every critical race theorist, these are the basic propositions uniting the movement:

- Racism is ordinary
- Racism serves the dominant group
- Race is socially constructed

Basic Tenets of Critical Race Theory

These are specific actions studied and promoted within Critical Race Theory.

- Legal storytelling
- Revisionist history

Methods within Critical Race Theory

These are theoretical framworks that conflict or are positioned at odds with each other within the Critical Race Theory movement.

- Racial Idealism vs. Racial Realism

Divisions within Critical Race Theory

These are terms that were created within Critical Race Theory or are necessary to understand some of the theories within Critical Race Theory

- Intersectionality
- Color blindness
- Racial Idealism
- Racial Realism

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