I think you will find that "studies" programs have no great love for literature or the humanities.
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Who they are currently attracting ? What type of people ? Indeed they have no love for the humanities because they almost can’t relate. I dare say they want to pervert since they can’t relate.
The disgruntled, mostly, I presume.
And the rejects. Their bitterness has poisoned the schools and the universities.
Well, it makes more sense to me, when it's something foreign. Like Japan Studies or American studies because you want to move there or work with tourists.
It’s the content that could pose issue. As well as the intent behind it. It’s fine if there are Japanese studies or English literature studies, for whatever reason. As long as the intent is to learn more. Not to subvert or water down.
You can’t seriously say the Classical Music is problematic or Shakespeare needs to be diluted for the modern audience and still claim to be for the humanities.