Richard Delgado
Born (1939-10-06) October 6, 1939
EducationUniversity of Washington (BA)
University of California, Berkeley (JD)
OccupationProfessor
Employer(s)University of California, Los Angeles
University of Pittsburgh
University of Colorado
Seattle University
University of Alabama
Known forCritical race theory
SpouseJean Stefancic

Richard Delgado (born October 6, 1939)[1] is an American legal scholar considered to be one the founders of critical race theory, along with Derrick Bell.[2] Delgado is currently a Distinguished Professor of Law at Seattle University School of Law.[3] Previously, he was the John J. Sparkman Chair of Law at the University of Alabama School of Law. He has written and co-authored numerous articles and books, many with his wife, Jean Stefancic. He is also notable for his scholarship on hate speech and for introducing storytelling into legal scholarship.[4][5]

Biography

The son of a Mexican-American father who immigrated to the United States by himself 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.

Delgado previously taught at the University of Alabama School of Law, where he held the John J. Sparkman Chair of Law and taught courses in race and civil rights. Earlier, he also taught at UCLA Law School for eight years and the University of Colorado for fourteen.

He currently teaches at Seattle University School of Law, where he is a distinguished professor of law.

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

  • Delgado, Richard; Lederer, Laura (1995). The Price we pay: the case against racist speech, hate propaganda, and pornography. New York: Hill and Wang. ISBN 978-0-80901577-1.
  • (1995). The Rodrigo chronicles: conversations about America and race. New York: New York University Press. ISBN 978-0-81471863-6.
  • (1996). The coming race war?: and other apocalyptic tales of America after affirmative action and welfare. New York: New York University Press. ISBN 978-0-81471877-3.
  • ; Stefancic, Jean (1997). Must we defend Nazis? hate speech, pornography, and the new First Amendment. New York: New York University Press. ISBN 978-0-58534679-3.
  • ; (1997). Critical white studies: looking behind the mirror. Philadelphia: Temple University Press. ISBN 978-1-56639532-8.
  • (1999). When equality ends: stories about race and resistance. Boulder, CO: Westview Press. ISBN 978-0-81333578-0.
  • ; Harris, Angela P.; Stefancic, Jean; Perea, Juan F.; Wildman, Stephanie M. (2000). Race and races: cases and resources for a diverse America (2nd ed.). St. Paul, MN: West Group. ISBN 978-0-31422709-6.
  • ; Stefancic, Jean (2004). Understanding words that wound. Boulder, CO: Westview Press. ISBN 978-0-81334139-2.
  • (2005). Justice at war: civil liberties and civil rights during times of crisis. New York City, NY: New York University Press. ISBN 9780814719565.
  • ; Stefancic, Jean (2011). The Latino/a condition: a critical reader (2nd ed.). New York: New York University Press. ISBN 978-0-81472040-0.
  • (2012). Critical race theory an introduction (2nd ed.). New York: New York University Press. ISBN 978-0-81472135-3.

Journal articles

References

  1. "Delgado, Richard". Library of Congress. Retrieved September 9, 2014. (Richard Delgado) data sheet (b. 10-06-39)
  2. Center, Seattle University School of Law News. "Acclaimed legal scholars and professors return to Seattle U Law". Seattle University School of Law News Center. Retrieved August 22, 2022.
  3. Center, Seattle University School of Law News. "Acclaimed legal scholars and professors return to Seattle U Law". Seattle University School of Law News Center. Retrieved August 22, 2022.
  4. "Richard Delgado | University of Alabama School of Law".
  5. Delgado, Richard (January 1, 2011). "Living History Interview with Richard Delgado & Jean Stefancic". Transnational Law & Contemporary Problems. 19: 224–230 via Seattle University School of Law Digital Commons.


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