A private women's liberal arts college in Northampton, Massachusetts, will offer a course called “White Supremacy in the Age of Trump” in the spring, in conjunction with President-elect Trump's return to the White House.
“This course analyzes the history, spread, and current manifestations of the white supremacist movement by examining its ideological elements, tactics and strategies, and its relationship to mainstream politics.” The course description says:.
“Students research and discuss the relationship between white supremacy and white privilege and explore ways to build a human rights movement to counter the white supremacy movement in the United States. Students engage in multiple cultural perspectives while analyzing The overall goal is to develop the ability to understand the range of legal and extralegal responses to white supremacy.
The four-credit course, which the university has been offering since 2019, is also available to students from Amherst College, Hampshire College, Mount Holyoke College and the University of Massachusetts Amherst through the Massachusetts Five College Consortium Program.
Smith College is a private women's liberal arts college located in Northampton, Massachusetts. (Smith College)
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Previously, the course syllabus included required reading by “anti-racist” scholars Ta-Nehisi Coates and Robin DiAngelo.
One reporting assignment asked participants to answer the question, “How did white supremacist ideology help elect Donald Trump, and what did the 2016 election teach us?” “Why is liberal democracy at risk from white supremacy?”
course Since 2019, it has been taught by Loretta J. Ross, visiting associate professor at Smith College.
Ross is a social justice activist and former “activist” at the school who has “dedicated many years to defending women's rights and reproductive justice” and is credited with coining the term “reproductive justice.” It is said that there is. of National Women's History Museum.
One social justice activist claimed President Trump's 2016 victory was due to a backlash against the civil rights movement. (AP image)
Ross previously blamed Trump's 2016 election on a backlash against the civil rights movement.
“What we're witnessing is what happened after the success of the civil rights movement in the 1950s and 1960s. People who felt they had lost control of this democracy and white privilege and white supremacy. “My determination to protect has made me a decades-long plan. Take my power back,” she wrote. 2017 post on her website.
“In order to carry out this plan, they not only wage wars against people who have resisted the civil rights movement and hard-core racists, but also against LGBT rights, women's rights, abortion rights, immigration, and labor.” “Rights, environmental justice. They just perfected the politics of white grievance against modern times,” the post continued.
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Smith College in Massachusetts is offering a course called “White Supremacy in the Age of Trump.” (St. Petersburg)
Smith College and Professor Ross did not respond to requests for comment.
When asked what inspired the university to offer this course, campus reforma spokesperson for the school cited the Statement on Academic Freedom and Freedom of Expression, stating that “Smith College faculty are free to pursue any subject of intellectual or artistic inquiry and are free to pursue any subject of intellectual or artistic inquiry without censorship, discipline, or “I will not be subject to intimidation,” he said.
“Teachers have complete freedom in their creative work and research and in sharing their results through publications, performances, and exhibitions.In the classroom, teachers likewise engage in learning related to the subject matter of their field of expertise. “You have the freedom to decide on the content and learning methods, and we adhere to professional standards,” the statement said.
A spokesperson also told Campus Reform that “faculty propose courses based on their own commitments and interests, and courses are approved for addition to the catalog by the Academic Priorities Committee.”
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