▁race ▁theory ▁is ▁taught ▁and ▁innov ated ▁in ▁the ▁fields ▁of ▁education , ▁law , ▁political ▁science , ▁women ' s ▁studies , ▁eth nic ▁studies , ▁communication , ▁and ▁American ▁studies . ▁Many ▁people ▁believe ▁the ▁critical ▁race ▁theory ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁very ▁important ▁view ▁to ▁race ▁and ▁rac ism ▁in ▁America . ▁ ▁Crit ics ▁of ▁C RT , ▁including ▁Richard ▁Pos ner ▁and ▁Alex ▁K oz in ski , ▁take ▁issue ▁with ▁its ▁found ations ▁in ▁post mod ern ism ▁and ▁reli ance ▁on ▁moral ▁relativ ism , ▁social ▁construction ism , ▁and ▁other ▁ten ets ▁contrary ▁to ▁classical ▁liberal ism . ▁ ▁Definition ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁U CLA ▁School ▁of ▁Public ▁Affairs : ▁ ▁Leg al ▁scholar ▁Roy ▁L . ▁Bro oks ▁has ▁defined ▁C RT ▁as ▁" a ▁collection ▁of ▁critical ▁st ances ▁against ▁the ▁existing ▁legal ▁order ▁from ▁a ▁race - based ▁point ▁of ▁view ", ▁and ▁says : ▁ ▁Orig ins ▁Kim ber lé ▁Cr ens h aw , ▁Neil ▁T . ▁Got anda , ▁Gary ▁P eller , ▁and ▁K end all ▁Thomas ▁argue ▁that ▁two ▁events ▁were ▁vital ▁to ▁the ▁emer gence ▁of ▁C RT : ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 1 ▁Altern ative ▁Cour se ▁on ▁race ▁at ▁Harvard ▁Law ▁School , ▁taught ▁with ▁Der rick ▁Bell , ▁and ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 7 ▁Crit ical ▁Leg al ▁Studies ▁Conference ▁on ▁silence ▁and ▁race . ▁ ▁The oret ical ▁positions ▁Crit ical ▁race ▁theory ▁draw s ▁on ▁the ▁prior ities ▁and ▁pers