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<blockquote data-quote="bobongo" data-source="post: 412557" data-attributes="member: 3893"><p>Every time I see cultural studies mentioned as a crip course, it's "African" Studies. Why is that? I know you wrote, "etc." after it, but is there a reason why "African" is always singled out? Every post I've seen denigrating any cultural studies program singles out "African" or "African-American". There are Asian Studies, American Studies, European Studies, and so on, but when it's always "African" that's singled out it rings a sour bell. The fact that these courses were abused by UNC doesn't negate their intrinsic usefulness or importance. African Studies is the study of the cultures and histories of Africa, and are very important to a person's understanding of the world. Indeed, we would be well-served to have diplomats who are educated about African cultures, just as it applies to Asian or European or any other culture. This is a perfectly legitimate field of study, as are all sociological and anthropological areas of learning. Maybe so many athletes are studying African or African-American subjects is that many of them are of that heritage and want to learn more about it. For the majority of people, most any sociological field would be easier to get a degree in than, say, aerospace engineering, but that doesn't mean these courses are not useful or important. Indeed, they are. And it's a bit weird that African-related study is always singled out. Just a little bit weird.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="bobongo, post: 412557, member: 3893"] Every time I see cultural studies mentioned as a crip course, it's "African" Studies. Why is that? I know you wrote, "etc." after it, but is there a reason why "African" is always singled out? Every post I've seen denigrating any cultural studies program singles out "African" or "African-American". There are Asian Studies, American Studies, European Studies, and so on, but when it's always "African" that's singled out it rings a sour bell. The fact that these courses were abused by UNC doesn't negate their intrinsic usefulness or importance. African Studies is the study of the cultures and histories of Africa, and are very important to a person's understanding of the world. Indeed, we would be well-served to have diplomats who are educated about African cultures, just as it applies to Asian or European or any other culture. This is a perfectly legitimate field of study, as are all sociological and anthropological areas of learning. Maybe so many athletes are studying African or African-American subjects is that many of them are of that heritage and want to learn more about it. For the majority of people, most any sociological field would be easier to get a degree in than, say, aerospace engineering, but that doesn't mean these courses are not useful or important. Indeed, they are. And it's a bit weird that African-related study is always singled out. Just a little bit weird. [/QUOTE]
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