Scholars from disenfranchised communities reject detached scholarship for committed praxis

Evidence

Although CRF proponents endorse Critical Race Theory, we wholeheartedly embrace critical nee praxis as well (Wing, 1990-91). Since many of us come from disenfranchised communities of color, we feel compelled to “look to the bottom,” to involve ourselves in the development of solutions to our people’s problems. We cannot afford to adopt the classic detached ivory tower model of scholarship, when so many are suffering, sometimes in our own extended families. We do not believe in praxis instead of theory, but that both are essential to our peoples’ literal and figurative future. — David Theo Goldberg, John Solomos, A Companion to Racial and Ethnic Studies, 1158

Categorization

Category: Definitional Content

• DEFINE: Defines ‘critical race praxis’ as scholarship merged with community engagement, contrasting it with the detached ivory tower model.

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