Angela P. Harris
Encyclopedia
Angela P. Harris is a legal scholar in the fields of critical race theory
, feminist legal scholarship
, and criminal law
. She has taught these subjects at UC Berkeley School of Law
since joining the faculty there in 1988. In 2009, Professor Harris joined the faculty of the State University of New York at Buffalo Law School as a Visiting Professor. In 2010, she also assumed the role of Acting Vice Dean for Research & Faculty Development. In 2011, she accepted an offer to join the faculty at the UC Davis School of Law
in the 2011-2012 academic year.
in 1981, and her M.A. (1983) and J.D. (1986) from the University of Chicago
. She clerked for Judge Joel Flaum of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
, and worked as an attorney for the law firm of Morrison and Foerster. She was tenured at Berkeley in 1992
award, for commitment to academic diversity and legal mentoring. In 2008, Harris won the Clyde Ferguson Award from the Association of American Law Schools
Minority Section.
Critical race theory
Critical Race Theory is an academic discipline focused upon the intersection of race, law and power.Although no set of canonical doctrines or methodologies defines CRT, the movement is loosely unified by two common areas of inquiry...
, feminist legal scholarship
Feminist legal theory
Feminist legal theory is based on the belief that the law has been instrumental in women's historical subordination. The project of feminist legal theory is twofold. First, feminist jurisprudence seeks to explain ways in which the law played a role in women's former subordinate status...
, and criminal law
Criminal law
Criminal law, is the body of law that relates to crime. It might be defined as the body of rules that defines conduct that is not allowed because it is held to threaten, harm or endanger the safety and welfare of people, and that sets out the punishment to be imposed on people who do not obey...
. She has taught these subjects at UC Berkeley School of Law
UC Berkeley School of Law
The University of California, Berkeley, School of Law, commonly referred to as Berkeley Law and Boalt Hall, is one of 14 schools and colleges at the University of California, Berkeley. Berkeley Law is consistently regarded as an elite and prestigious law school...
since joining the faculty there in 1988. In 2009, Professor Harris joined the faculty of the State University of New York at Buffalo Law School as a Visiting Professor. In 2010, she also assumed the role of Acting Vice Dean for Research & Faculty Development. In 2011, she accepted an offer to join the faculty at the UC Davis School of Law
UC Davis School of Law
The University of California Davis School of Law , referred to as UC Davis School of Law and commonly known as King Hall and UC Davis Law, is an American Bar Association approved law school located in Davis, California on the campus of the University of California, Davis. The school received ABA...
in the 2011-2012 academic year.
Biography
Harris earned a B.A. from the University of MichiganUniversity of Michigan
The University of Michigan is a public research university located in Ann Arbor, Michigan in the United States. It is the state's oldest university and the flagship campus of the University of Michigan...
in 1981, and her M.A. (1983) and J.D. (1986) from the University of Chicago
University of Chicago
The University of Chicago is a private research university in Chicago, Illinois, USA. It was founded by the American Baptist Education Society with a donation from oil magnate and philanthropist John D. Rockefeller and incorporated in 1890...
. She clerked for Judge Joel Flaum of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
The United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit is a federal court with appellate jurisdiction over the courts in the following districts:* Central District of Illinois* Northern District of Illinois...
, and worked as an attorney for the law firm of Morrison and Foerster. She was tenured at Berkeley in 1992
Recognition
Harris has won the Rutter Award for Teaching Distinction (2003; established 1995), and the 2003 Matthew O. Tobriner Public Service Award, a San Francisco Bay AreaSan Francisco Bay Area
The San Francisco Bay Area, commonly known as the Bay Area, is a populated region that surrounds the San Francisco and San Pablo estuaries in Northern California. The region encompasses metropolitan areas of San Francisco, Oakland, and San Jose, along with smaller urban and rural areas...
award, for commitment to academic diversity and legal mentoring. In 2008, Harris won the Clyde Ferguson Award from the Association of American Law Schools
Association of American Law Schools
The Association of American Law Schools is a non-profit organization of 170 law schools in the United States. Another 25 schools are "non-member fee paid" schools, which are not members but choose to pay AALS dues. Its purpose is to improve the legal profession through the improvement of legal...
Minority Section.
Significant publications
- "Race and Essentialism in Feminist Legal Theory", 42 Stanford Law Review 581 (1990)
- "Embracing the Tar-Baby: LatCrit Theory and the Sticky Mess of Race", 85 California Law Review 1585 (1997) (with Leslie Espinoza)
- Gender and Law: Theory, Doctrine, Commentary (with Katherine Bartlett, 1998)
- Race and Races: Cases and Resources for a Diverse America (with Juan Perea, Richard DelgadoRichard DelgadoRichard Delgado is a professor at the Seattle University School of Law. He is teaches civil rights law. He is a proponent of critical race theory, and a critic of law and literature movement...
and Stephanie Wildman, 2000) (law casebook) - Criminal Law: Cases and Materials (with Cynthia Lee, 2005) (criminal law casebook)