Critical race feminist praxis spans activism, law reform, and direct policy advising

Evidence

There are many forms that praxis can take. In addition to working with various public interest and nongovernmental organizations, Critical Race feminists have engaged in law reform in the United States and internationally. Coalition building, political activism, board memberships, speeches, and even writing can all be forms of praxis. My own attempts at praxis have included working with actor and former star football player Jim Brown’s Amer-I-Can Program Inc., a rehabilitative and preventive self-esteem curriculum ideally suited for youth at risk, ex-offenders, gang members and others. This praxis enabled me to enrich my own efforts at theorizing about gang life. Internationally, I have advised the African National Congress Constitutional Committee on options for a democratic South Africa, as well as the Palestinian Legislative Council as it drafted the first constitution. Once again, these efforts enriched my subsequent scholarship and teaching on these topics. — David Theo Goldberg, John Solomos, A Companion to Racial and Ethnic Studies, 1159

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Critical race feminism insists theory and praxis are inseparable — David Theo Goldberg, John Solomos, A Companion to Racial and Ethnic Studies, 1158; Critical race feminism fuses legal studies and race theory’s critiques of law — David Theo Goldberg, John Solomos, A Companion to Racial and Ethnic Studies, 648; Scholarship from marginalized communities requires engaged praxis, not detachment

Broader Connections

• Critical race feminism fuses legal studies and race theory’s critiques of law #expands (0.85) — David Theo Goldberg, John Solomos, A Companion to Racial and Ethnic Studies, 648
• Scholarship from marginalized communities requires engaged praxis, not detachment #expands (0.75)