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I teach cultural studies-related things and nearly all of my friends who are college profs are as well. I talk about race and gender regularly. The only non-gra

• 6stringmerc 11y ago
  I'm not trying to be glib but in my experience it's cutural studies mentalities applied to hard science courses (like biology for non-majors) or artistic roundtable formats (like creative writing workshops) where issues of race, gender, and feelings are inappropriately applied as 'arbiters' of "how" things are to be discussed. My apology if not totally clear, but the jist of what I'm getting at is my impression of cultural studies is that the inherent inclusiveness of 'perspectives' doesn't really challenge students, but predominately allows an arena for affirmation. I suppose what I mean is that based on the nature of the subject matter, an excellent rhetorical essay framing genocide of a certain culture can't really be criticized as 'bad thinking' if the structuring of the argument and included reasoning are sound, though the very concept itself is abhorrent in its premise.