ian C rit ), ▁South ▁Asian ▁American ▁critical ▁race ▁studies ▁( Des i C rit ), ▁and ▁American ▁Indian ▁critical ▁race ▁studies ▁( s ometimes ▁called ▁Trib al C rit ). ▁C RT ▁method ology ▁and ▁analyt ical ▁framework ▁have ▁also ▁been ▁applied ▁to ▁the ▁study ▁of ▁white ▁imm igr ant ▁groups . ▁C RT ▁has ▁sp ur red ▁some ▁sch ol ars ▁to ▁call ▁for ▁a ▁second ▁wave ▁of ▁wh iten ess ▁studies , ▁which ▁is ▁now ▁a ▁small ▁off sh oot ▁that ▁is ▁called ▁Second ▁W ave ▁Wh iten ess ▁( SW W ). ▁ ▁Another ▁off sh oot ▁field ▁is ▁Dis ability ▁critical ▁race ▁studies ▁( Dis C rit ), ▁which ▁comb ines ▁Dis ability ▁Studies ▁and ▁Crit ical ▁Race ▁Theory ▁to ▁focus ▁on ▁the ▁intersection ▁of ▁dis ability ▁and ▁race ▁( for ▁more , ▁see ▁Dis ability ▁studies # R ace ). ▁ ▁Crit ical ▁race ▁theory ▁has ▁also ▁begun ▁to ▁spawn ▁research ▁that ▁looks ▁at ▁understand ings ▁of ▁race ▁outside ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁ ▁Cont ro vers ies ▁and ▁impact ▁ ▁Crit ical ▁race ▁theory ▁has ▁stir red ▁controvers y ▁since ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s ▁over ▁such ▁issues ▁as ▁its ▁deviation ▁from ▁the ▁ideal ▁of ▁color ▁blind ness , ▁promotion ▁of ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁narr ative ▁in ▁legal ▁studies , ▁advoc acy ▁of ▁" legal ▁instrument al ism " ▁as ▁opposed ▁to ▁ideal - dri ven ▁uses ▁of ▁the ▁law , ▁analysis ▁of ▁the ▁Constitution ▁and ▁existing ▁law ▁as ▁constructed ▁according ▁to ▁and ▁perpet