Randall Kennedy
Randall L. Kennedy (born 1954 in Columbia , South Carolina) is an African-American lawyer and professor at Harvard Law School and author.
In 2002 he caused a sensation with his work " Nigger . The strange career of a troublesome word", in which he deals with the cultural-historical aspect of the word.
His other works are
- Interracial Intimacies: Sex, Marriage, Identity and Adoption (Pantheon Books 2003) and
- Race, Crime, and the Law (Pantheon 1997).
In addition to books, Kennedy writes essays and individual papers, including Comment and Discussion on Hate Crimes / Hate Speech from Speech and Equality: Do We Really Have to Choose? (LaMarche, Gara eds., 1996) In 1998, Kennedy was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the American Philosophical Society .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Member History: Randall Kennedy. American Philosophical Society, accessed October 22, 2018 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kennedy, Randall |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Kennedy, Randall L. |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American lawyer, professor at Harvard Law School |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1954 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Columbia, South Carolina |