Richard Delgado

Richard Delgado
Born (1939-10-06) October 6, 1939
Nationality American
Alma mater University of Washington
University of California, Berkeley
Employer University of Alabama
Known for Critical race theory
Spouse(s) Jean Stefancic

Richard Delgado (born October 6, 1939)[1] teaches civil rights and critical race theory at University of Alabama School of Law. He has written and co-authored numerous articles and books, many with his wife Jean Stefancic. He is a founder of the critical race theory school of legal scholarship, and is also notable for his scholarship on hate speech, and for introducing storytelling into legal scholarship.

Biography

The son of a Mexican American father who immigrated to the United States as an orphan at the age of 15, Delgado grew up in a migratory household and attended public schools as a child. He earned an A.B. in philosophy and mathematics at the University of Washington, and then attended the UC-Berkeley School of Law, where he earned a J.D. and served as an editor of the California Law Review.

He currently teaches at University of Alabama School of Law, where he holds the John J. Sparkman Chair of Law and teaches courses in race and civil rights. Earlier, he taught at UCLA Law School for eight years and the University of Colorado for 14.

A prolific scholar whose works have appeared in top law reviews and presses and received numerous national awards, Delgado is an amateur cloud-watcher, retired track athlete, and fiction writer.

Selected bibliography

Books

Journal articles

References

  1. "Delgado, Richard". Library of Congress. Retrieved September 9, 2014. (Richard Delgado) data sheet (b. 10-06-39)


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