I stumbled across an article that talks about "whiteness studies" and "white privilege" being taught as a college course in many colleges across the nation. While there are many known courses in black or African American and Latino studies, courses in whiteness are not as well known--I haven't even heard of it. In fact, the field has existed for several years now, and have been taught in major Universities such as University of Texas in Arlington, and American University in Washington, D.C.
Many people would say that such studies are not necessary because they believe that the United States is "post-racial" due to the election of a black president; however, the aftermath of that election proved just how divided we are racially.
I think this is a great idea because many Caucasians do not know just how good they have it. They may think that the playing field is level, but these types of courses will show the ignorant ones that, although things have definitely gotten better in the last few decades, we still have a long way to go. This will be discussed further in my book.
Do you think "whiteness studies" are necessary? Would you participate in such a course?
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