Columbia Race Talks/Critical Race Theory (CRT2) uses critical race theory as a lens to look at charged issues, contested histories and contemporary debates about law, culture and the politics of race. CRT2 takes listeners from New York to Louisiana, from Ciudad Juarez, Mexico to Paris, France, on a journey that shows the global reach and relevance of Critical Race Theory.
Each episode was conceived, written, hosted, edited and produced by a team of students from the Critical Race Theory Workshop Seminar at Columbia Law School.
Executive Producers: Flores Forbes and Kendall Thomas
Media Design: Remy Chwae
Additional Support: Michelle Wilson
Music courtesy of Free Music Archive
This podcast is a project of the Studio for Law and Culture and was produced in partnership with Columbia University Libraries. For additional information and resources, please visit the official website.
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CRT2 S1 Ep0: Trailer
Flores Forbes and Kendall Thomas 2022
Columbia Race Talks/Critical Race Theory (CRT2) uses concepts of CRT to bring you stories about environmental justice, gender based violence, the child welfare system, legal education, the legacies of slavery, social justice lawyering... (Read more)
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CRT2 S1 Ep1: The Scarlet Letter of Incarceration: Barriers to Women’s Re-Entry
Shira Flugelman, Jessica Gadea Hawkins, Harmony Hope, DeAnna Hoskins, Ailee Katz, and Vivian D. Nixon 2022
Women are the fastest growing prison population worldwide and there are over 1.9 million individuals leaving women’s prisons and jails every year in the United States. This process of going back into the... (Read more)
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CRT2 S1 Ep1: The Scarlet Letter of Incarceration: Special Mini Feature
Shira Flugelman, Jessica Gadea Hawkins, and Shameeka France 2022
CRT can easily be presented as a practice of conflict. Contextualizing issues of race, law and policy can be very challenging for some and bring people to feel defensive, confused or upset. The... (Read more)
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CRT2 S1 Ep2: CRT and Family Regulation System: Toward Abolition
Anna Arons, Abie Green, Joyce McMillan, Dorothy Roberts, Angela Yu, and Manny Zhang 2022
This episode of CRT2 features Professor Anna Arons, Joyce McMillan, and Professor Dorothy Roberts. Discussion topics include the need for abolition and how we can work toward a society that actually keeps children... (Read more)
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CRT2 S1 Ep3: Movement Lawyering in Law School
Gavin Coyle, Maneka Khanna, Joo-Hee Kim, Alejo Rodriguez, and Susan P. Sturm 2022
In this episode of CRT2, we discuss movement lawyering and how its principles can be incorporated in legal education. Movement lawyering, also known as community lawyering, is a non-traditional approach to social justice... (Read more)
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CRT2 S1 Ep4: Critical Race Theory, Columbia Law School and the Legacies of Slavery: The Black Male Initiative
Stephanie Abrahams, Katherine M. Franke, Darren L. Hutchinson, Athena D. Mutua, Paul Riley, and Koko Zhang 2022
This episode examines Columbia Law School’s history and legacy of slavery and the extent to which the remnants of that legacy reverberate throughout our campus today. With a specific lens on the experiences... (Read more)
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CRT2 S1 Ep5: Race and the Reality of Reproductive Rights in the United States
Sruthi Bopanna, Lise Mitsinga, Anna Rupani, Carol Sanger, and Sol A. Vásquez Ortiz 2022
Reproductive rights in the United States are being threatened more than ever. The enactment of state legislation curtailing the right to abortion – by imposing time limits, dictating mandatory waiting times, obligatory sonograms,... (Read more)
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CRT2 S1 Ep6: Intersectionality and Violence Against Women
Alice Chan, Maria de la Cruz Rodriguez Martinez, and Marica L. Wright 2022
This episode of CRT2 spotlights the struggles and fights of marginalized women of color against the backdrop of political and social movements which have taken place in the U.S. and across the globe.... (Read more)
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CRT2 S1 Ep7: Color Lines: Geography and Racial Control
David Alexander, Stephanie Cooper, Flores Forbes, Keith Geddings, Bridget McCoy, and Eli Turner 2022
The histories of slavery and segregation have not only left distinctions between the economic and social realities of people of different races in the United States, but have literally shaped the geography and... (Read more)
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CRT2 S1 Ep8: The Backlash to CRT in France
Annah Akhoun-Murat, Marie-Alice Legrand, Maboula Soumahoro, and Joe Sullivan 2022
In November 2021, Josephine Baker became the latest recipient of one of France’s highest honors — induction into the Pantheon. This honor is reserved for those who have made an indelible impact on... (Read more)
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CRT2 S1 Ep8: The Backlash to CRT in France: Special Feature
Annah Akhoun-Murat, Sylvie Laurent, Marie-Alice Legrand, and Joe Sullivan 2022
What has the response to Critical Race Theory (CRT) been in France? What are the commonalities between France and the U.S. with respect to the reception and backlash to CRT? How do the... (Read more)