N*gga theory : race, language, unequal justice, and the law
(Book)
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Published
Los Angeles : Los Angeles Review of Books, [2020].
ISBN
9781940660684, 1940660688
Physical Desc
xii, 262 pages ; 23 cm
Status
Copies
Location | Call Number | Status |
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Brookline - Adult | 342.087 Armour 2020 | On Shelf |
Newton - Adult | 305.896 A73N 2020 | On Shelf |
Norwood - Adult | 305.896 Armour | On Shelf |
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Published
Los Angeles : Los Angeles Review of Books, [2020].
Format
Book
Language
English
ISBN
9781940660684, 1940660688
Notes
General Note
"Note on the title: This book is titled N*gga Theory because I do not want to encourage non-black people to say the word "nigga" out loud, and because I recognize that some black folk also feel uncomfortable publicly uttering the troublesome epithet. I address these concerns within. Nevertheless, this books is really titled Nigga Theory, which is what I've called my brand of Critical Race Theory for years in law review articles, lectures, documentaries, and on social media. - Jody Armour" -- pre-title page.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages [229]-[257]) and index.
Description
"America's criminal justice system is among the deadliest and most racist in the world and it disproportionately targets Black Americans, who are also disproportionately poor, hungry, houseless, jobless, sick, and poorly educated. By every metric of misery, this nation does not act like Black Lives Matter. In order to break out of the trap of racialized mass incarceration and relentless racial oppression, we, as a society, need to rethink our basic assumptions about blame and punishment, words and symbols, social perceptions and judgments, morality, politics, and the power of the performing arts. N*gga Theory interrogates conventional assumptions and frames a transformational new way of thinking about law, language, moral judgments, politics, and transgressive art--especially profane genres like gangsta rap--and exposes where racial bias lives in the administration of justice and everyday life. Professor Jody Armour (Negrophobia and Reasonable Racism) calls for bold action: electing progressive prosecutors, defunding or dismantling the police, abolition of the prison industrial complex. But only after eradicating the anti-black bias buried in the hearts and minds of millions of Americans and baked into our legal system will we be able to say that Black Lives Matter in America"--Page [4] of cover.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Armour, J. D., Krassner, L., & Abdullah, M. (2020). N*gga theory: race, language, unequal justice, and the law . Los Angeles Review of Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Armour, Jody David, Larry, Krassner and Melina, Abdullah. 2020. N*gga Theory: Race, Language, Unequal Justice, and the Law. Los Angeles Review of Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Armour, Jody David, Larry, Krassner and Melina, Abdullah. N*gga Theory: Race, Language, Unequal Justice, and the Law Los Angeles Review of Books, 2020.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Armour, Jody David,, Larry Krassner, and Melina Abdullah. N*gga Theory: Race, Language, Unequal Justice, and the Law Los Angeles Review of Books, 2020.
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