Publication Date
Winter 4-2024
Document Type
Article
Abstract
This article proposes a performative model for analyzing the relationship between race and law by integrating narrative, modern dance, and performance as interpretive tools. Focusing on Josephine Baker’s activism and her 1952 return to St. Louis, the paper demonstrates how storytelling and artistic expression can expand legal scholarship and transform understandings of racial injustice. By bridging legal studies with performance, African American history, and cultural analysis, the work illustrates how embodied expression provides new pathways for confronting structural racism, transgenerational trauma, and the pursuit of social justice.
Publication Title
Seattle Journal for Social Justice
Volume
22
Issue
2
Recommended Citation
Patrick C. Brayer,
A Performative Model for Conducting Critical Race Analysis: Josephine Baker, Modern Dance, and Utilizing Narrative to Transform Legal Doctrine,
22
Seattle Journal for Social Justice
297
(2024).
Available at:
https://irlaw.umkc.edu/faculty_works/965
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