‘Abolition Of Whiteness’ Course Fulfills Political Science Requirement – The Libertarian Republic

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By Rob Shimshock

Students at a public university in New York will have the chance to take a class called the Abolition of Whiteness in the fall, all while knocking out a political science requirement.

Jennifer Gaboury, a women and gender studies professor, teaches Abolition of Whiteness at Hunter College. POLSC 20474-01: Abolition of Whiteness can be taken as either a women and gender studies course, or as a class for the political science department, for which it fulfills a requirementfor the 4 subfields of political science, according to Campus Reform.

Abolition of Whiteness course listing (Photo: Courtesy of Campus Reform)

The classs listing on the schools course catalog provides only a vague description of its content, but a flyerdisplaying a fall 2016 offeringof the course claims it examines how whiteness and/or white supremacy and violence is intertwined with conceptions of gender, race, sexuality, class, body ability, nationality, and age.

Students obtain 3 credits for taking Abolition of Whiteness and 15 out of 25 seats in the course were full when the screenshot was taken, Campus Reform reported Thursday.

In addition to teaching the course, Gaboury serves as assistant director of Hunter Colleges Women and Gender Studies Program. Her work pertains to masculinities, feminisms, and politics; she is currently working on a project related to race and sex segregation in public bathroom facilities.

The Daily Caller News Foundation reached out to Gaboury and Hunter College for more information regarding the course, but received no comment in time for publication.

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'Abolition Of Whiteness' Course Fulfills Political Science Requirement - The Libertarian Republic