Harvard adds plethora of new 'gender studies' courses

Submitted by anthony on Sat, 2008-10-18 12:11

Article here. Excerpt:

'It had offered a mere 76 courses. Now with addition of "Gender and Sexuality in Ancient Greece" and 29 others, the curriculum is at last worthy.

I was pleased to see that Harvard has updated its curriculum. Under former President Larry Summers, Harvard neglected feminist and women's studies. Fortunately, under Drew Gilpin Faust, Harvard has added 30 new courses this year in these disciplines'

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Is this like a cult approaching what Scientology has become?

I know these feminist professors have to do something to display their value to their universities.

But can I ask one stupid question? What do the women who earn a "Womenz Studies" degree actually do after they graduate?

Is there any data?

My favorite course listed in the curriculum was called "Food, Culture, and Gender." Is that basically about all the fat women I have to try to navigate around at the supermarket?

I get the food and gender part. It's the dilemma about culture that would confuse me...

Are they listening to opera on their i-pods while they buy more ice cream?

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Submitted by Roy on Sat, 2008-10-18 18:19

'Theories of Sexual Coercion'

A great coarse to take if you want to work the fry bin at McDonalds after graduation.

What confuses me is Radcliffe College still exists as the female equivalent to Harvard.

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Submitted by anthony on Sat, 2008-10-18 19:05

The short bio for the author of this piece states that he writes humor for crosscut (the publisher of the piece).

I'm assuming the courses are real, the titles seem real enough for the bizarro world of ivy league feminism, but it's hard to figure Clifford's take on them. Is he being sarcastic or straight in announcing that he's "pleased" that they're offering the 29 new courses?

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Submitted by fibtastic on Sat, 2008-10-18 21:29

I would assume, I could be completely wrong, but most woman's studies graduates go back to college to teach or some other form of academia or government agency in hopes of perpetuating hidden hate, biasness, etc as PC correctness yada yada yada yada.......

It's a wonderful degree for people that need to protect their victim identity and project it onto others that were born the same way.

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Submitted by Michael on Sat, 2008-10-18 22:26

When I was in college in the 80's (as an "older student") all I remember was "Psychology of Women" and the few others you'd expect in other departments, such as "famous american women writers" for Lit. I don't even recall there being a "women's studies" department as such.

Now this. Wow. Perhaps one day there will be entire schools devoted to women's studies. Such "progress" ..I am proud to live in our current open-minded age!!

-ax

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Submitted by axolotl on Sun, 2008-10-19 07:15

"Steve Clifford writes humor for Crosscut. In his unhumorous life, he was CEO of King Broadcasting and once played a role in saving New York City from bankruptcy."

Is this article a joke or what?

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Submitted by Mr VanHuizen on Sun, 2008-10-19 09:52

But can I ask one stupid question? What do the women who earn a "Womenz Studies" degree actually do after they graduate?

Either they go preach to judges about how only women should get the kids, or become college professors so that they can spread the virus to the next generation.

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Submitted by BinaryShadow on Wed, 2008-10-22 04:30