In my experience, literary studies in the university tends to not respect or revere a novel based on its aesthetical and intellectual merits, but on the origin of its source. I would be disillusioned to say indefinitely that politics play no part in literature. But I think what’s been happening across universities is extremely concerning. Great authors, legendary authors, who are worth our time, should be read. |
What? |
I don't know about universities - but I know in high schools, a lot of the curriculum now focuses on non-canon works. There has been a lot of change in the last few years as schools proudly announce changes to their curriculum in favor of lessor known authors. Not much "stuff by old white guys". |
St. John’s - my DS just finished 1st year and LOVED Strong core curriculum taught in small seminar classes. |
Get back to us when they figure out how to implement Communism without it being totalitarian, & when staunch feminism doesn’t breed mostly angry ladies with 8 cats. |
What is this experience, exactly? |
That bolded statement betrays an ignorance. How does a work come to be accepted as "great?" Society tells us. What we have historically promoted and considered "great," coincides with societal views (ie white guys rule). Not saying these works aren't great, but it's important to broaden the spectrum with diverse perspectives. |
Sure. And physics departments shouldn't discuss any theories developed after Newton's Opticks!
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Are you sure? I see "Queer Feminist Climate Justice" in the Environmental Studies department, which is not the same thing at all. The course is about gender/sex/racial issues in activism, not the (natural) environment itself. But I can see why you'd be concerned about the need to find a college whose course titles are not too complex for you to comprehend. |
OR, send your kid and let them choose not to take that one course out of dozens of other options. |
Excellent troll. I recommend going to MIT, studying quantum physics engineering, and the building a time machine so you can travel back to 1905. |
Dude, Shakespeare just isn't the most important literature in the world anymore. Shakespeare himself would probably be a bit embarrassed to see how his work is revered by people who don't even understand the language he wrote in or the world he wrote in. |
Not just Jesuits, Catholics. |
They shouldn’t discuss Newton. He’s just another dead white guy, after all. |
He must be ultra-intellectual. I hear it’s incredibly rigorous and one of the most difficult places to get into. My I ask, which high school did your son go to? |