Monday, August 14, 2017

Stanford University course to study ‘abolishing whiteness’ - The College Fix

Stanford University course to study ‘abolishing whiteness’ - The College Fix:
"Anthropology course will explore ‘coming to terms with white identity’
Image result for the field of whiteness studiesStanford University is slated to offer a class this fall called “White Identity Politics,” during which students will “survey the field of whiteness studies” and discuss the “possibilities of … abolishing whiteness,” according to the course description.
Citing pundits who say “the 2016 Presidential election marks the rise of white identity politics in the United States,” the upper-level anthropology seminar will draw “from the field of whiteness studies and from contemporary writings that push whiteness studies in new directions.”
...“Students will consider the perils and possibilities of different political practices,” according to the course description, “including abolishing whiteness or coming to terms with white identity.”...
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