Private Law Theory

ABSTRACT
In their groundbreaking article, ‘Dis/ability critical race studies (DisCrit): theorizing at the intersections of race and dis/ability’, scholars Subini Ancy Annamma, David Connor, and Beth Ferri ask, ‘How might DisCrit further expand our knowledge (or understanding) of race and dis/ability?’ I take up this question and offer a set of responses geared toward the field of American law. Given the ongoing discrimination, marginalization, and violence against disabled people of color, and the inability of existing federal disability laws, policies, and practices to fully protect against these harms, or adequately remedy these harms, I argue that it is time for a DisCrit approach to American law.

Morgan, Jamelia, Toward a DisCrit Approach to American Law (November 14, 2020). DisCrit Expanded: Inquiries, Reverberations and Ruptures (forthcoming 2021).

First posted 2021-02-07 12:35:22