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In this episode, we are joined by two renowned legal scholars who helped build the field of Critical Race Theory. Professor Kimberlé Crenshaw (UCLA School of Law, Columbia Law School) established and championed the concept of intersectionality; she is the host of the podcast Intersectionality Matters! and the author of many books, including #SayHerName: Black Women's Stories of State Violence and...

In this episode, we are pleased to share a live recording of Sisters-in-the-Law: Conversations Toward a Critical Race Memoir with Dr. Kimberlé Crenshaw (UCLA School of Law) and Dr. Dorothy Roberts (Penn Carey Law School). This event was hosted by the Bunche Center for African American Studies, UCLA School of Law, and the African American Policy Forum. The conversation was moderated by UCLA...

In this episode, we're joined by two trailblazers at the intersection of creativity and advocacy. Tim Friedlander is an award-winning voice actor and the President and Co-Founder of the National Association of Voice Actors. Avi Gandhi is the Founder of Creator Logic, a content creator, and a pioneer in the field of creator representation. Tim and Avi discuss how the rise of social media platforms...

In this episode we are joined by Professor Scott Cummings, Professor of Law and the Robert Henigson Professor of Legal Ethics at UCLA School of Law to discuss his forthcoming article "The Autocratic Legal Playbook" that outlines the blueprint autocrats have used throughout history to dismantle democracy through seemingly lawful procedures.

In this episode, we are joined by Professor Alex Sinha, Professor of Law and Associate Dean for Faculty Research and Development at the Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University to discuss his recently published article "Fascist Government Speech," the history of protected speech, and the Trump administration.

In this episode we are joined by Joanna Schwartz, Professor of Law and Faculty Director of the David J. Epstein Program in Public Interest Law and Policy at UCLA School of Law to discuss her book Shielded, which explores the various ways in which the police are protected from accountability for misconduct.

In this episode, we are joined by Professor Thalia González of UC San Francisco School of Law and Paige Joki, staff attorney at the Education Law Center, to discuss their recently published article "Reproducing Inequality: Racial Capitalism and the Cost of Public Education".

Dialectic UCLA Law Review · Reproducing Inequality with Thalia González & Paige Joki

Welcome to the inaugural episode of Dialectic volume 72! In this episode, host Kyler McVoy and guest Leah Goodridge discuss the racial dynamics of professionalism and its origin in settler-colonial and white supremacist ideologies, expanding on Leah's recently published essay: Professionalism as a Racial Construct.  Dialectic UCLA Law Review · Race, Professionalism, and White Supremacy with Leah...

In this episode of Dialectic, UCLA Law Lecturer at Law Sanford Williams shares his personal story about his journey to working at the FCC. The episode explores the nature of the FCC, its decision-making process as an administrative agency, and some of the most current important topics in telecommunications that the FCC is examining. Dialectic UCLA Law Review · Professor Sanford Williams: Friends...

In this episode of dialectic, Australian Aboriginal artist Bibi Barba shares her personal story of how she became an artist and how her grandmother inspired her to capture her culture through art. The episode explores the challenges that Indigenous artists like Bibi face in protecting their intellectual property and cultural heritage, as well as the importance of the work being done by the IGC to...

In this episode, Grace Carson discusses the intersections of abolition theory and decolonization theory, and how Tribes should reconsider systems of punishment and instead create systems of care and liberation as outlined in her article, Tribal Sovereignty, Decolonization, and Abolition: Why Tribes Should Reconsider Punishment, which will be punished in December 2022. Dialectic UCLA Law Review ·...

This work, calls upon the civil rights and education justice communities to expand their vision of school discipline law and policy reform to include the often ignored, yet deeply impacted lives of parents, caregivers, and families.  Deploying what critical race theorists define as storytelling or counter-narratives, the authors share Nyla’s story to bring forward an all too common deployment of...

In this episode, we sit down with UCLA Law Professor Susan Genco to learn more about her illustrious career in the music industry and discuss contemporary issues in music law.