Critical Pedagogy Resources for the Law School Curricula: Home

This guide is an ongoing work in progress that serves as a home for critical pedagogy resources for the law school curricula. It also serves as a resource for librarians, faculty, students, and the broader community looking for critical perspectives on the law. 

Each page on the guide has the following:

• Definitions to consider when researching in the particular area;
• Databases that may be useful when researching;
• Multimedia (documentaries, recorded scholarly panel discussions, etc.) addressing the topic;
• Books and scholarly articles available through the Cornell catalog; and
• Scholarly journals to consult when researching. 

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• Critical Pedagogy: Education and pedagogical practices focused on raising critical consciousness through social critique, political action, and self actualization. See: Paulo Freire, Pedagogy of the Oppressed (1968).
• DEI: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.
  • Diversity: Similarities and differences of race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status, religion, age, ability, and culture.
  • Equity: Shifting power dynamics to achieve outcomes free from bias, discrimination and prejudice. See: Keren Dali and Nadia Caidi, Diversity by design. The Library Quarterly 87.2 (2017): 88-98.
  • Inclusion: The act or practice of including and accommodating people who have historically been excluded (as because of their race, gender, sexuality, or ability) [Merriam Webster: "inclusion"]
• Implicit Bias: A bias or prejudice that is present but not consciously held or recognized. [Merriam Webster: "implicit bias"] See: Project Implicit -- Implicit Bias Association Test (IAT). 
• Micro Aggression: A comment or action that subtly and often unconsciously or unintentionally expresses a prejudiced attitude toward a member of a marginalized group (such as a racial minority). [Merriam Webster: "microaggression"] See: Shamika D. Dalton, Gail Mathapo & Endia Sowers-Paige, Diversity Dialogues: Navigating Law Librarianship While Black: A Week in the Life of a Black Female Law Librarian, 110 LAW LIBR. J. 429 (2018).