I understand the need for large research universities to have intensive english (that is, crunch english for foreign students). But If you look at the catalog of any university english program, it's basically divided into the crunch english and then "history of literature".
I was going over some literary works not too long ago with someone and they threw in the "I have two literary degrees!" (as if that means anything) and I start bringing up some of the French and British classics, and they had NO clue what I was talking about because two degrees, all those classes, and multiple dissertations later, and they didn't even actually cover literary history. It turns out they just discussed specific literature through the lens of post-modernist interpretation.
When I asked why they never heard of the books and prose I brought up, they retorted "You just brought up some obscure works no one has ever heard of. Those aren't classics."
It's shocking, really. Kids are going through these programs to be de-educated.
Another reason it will be hard to get rid of this ideology, they are dependent on it's existence. Not to mention they'll look like complete fools when it comes crashing down.
Basically all of the woke fields:
Gender / trans studies
Black/BIPOC studies
"Critical studies" of anything
Not just useless, but cult indoctrination.
Put yourself tens of thousands of dollars in debt for the rest of your life, with no career prospects, and get brainwashed by a cult!
Amazing deal, how could anyone refuse?
You can always get a cushy job at some leftist NGO.
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I understand the need for large research universities to have intensive english (that is, crunch english for foreign students). But If you look at the catalog of any university english program, it's basically divided into the crunch english and then "history of literature".
It’s more “critical post modernist interpretation of literature” than “history”
You're literally 100% correct.
I was going over some literary works not too long ago with someone and they threw in the "I have two literary degrees!" (as if that means anything) and I start bringing up some of the French and British classics, and they had NO clue what I was talking about because two degrees, all those classes, and multiple dissertations later, and they didn't even actually cover literary history. It turns out they just discussed specific literature through the lens of post-modernist interpretation.
When I asked why they never heard of the books and prose I brought up, they retorted "You just brought up some obscure works no one has ever heard of. Those aren't classics."
It's shocking, really. Kids are going through these programs to be de-educated.
Sounds a lot like Scientology when you describe it that way, except Scientology expects payment up front.
Another reason it will be hard to get rid of this ideology, they are dependent on it's existence. Not to mention they'll look like complete fools when it comes crashing down.