how are arts and humanities at sc?

oldslug
Thu, 03 Nov 2005 12:12:43 +0000

What Tom calls trendy and politically correct nonsense I call experimental and progressive and don’t see that as a bad thing. There is a political element to the disagreement Tom and I are having and it is a legitimate one if you are considering a Literature major at UCSC. The professors definitely do tend to lean heavily to the left and it may not be your cup of tea if that does not jive with your own political persuasion. I think as long as you are aware of that you can make an educated decision on whether or not the UCSC Lit program is for you. It is different from other universities, especially in it’s course offerings, so even though you can tailor your courseload to just traditional canonical literature you won’t be making the most out of your UCSC experience. If you’d like to sample a wider variety of literature and hone your critical analysis skills by applying theory to works that are not widely studied, UCSC is an excellent choice.