9/8/2020, 10:35 am
Want a formal education that includes an in-depth analysis and application of Marxist principles? Look no further than the prestigious Washington and Lee University.
For months now, Washington and Lee University in Virginia has been struggling over whether or not to strip Lee's name from the school, based on his association with the Confederacy.
Yet the same school is now offering a course on how to overthrow the state. How's that for irony?
A course description on the university website describes the “Writing Seminar” as a way to “place each student at the head of a popular revolutionary movement aiming to overthrow a sitting government and forge a better society.” “How will you attain power? How will you communicate with the masses? How do you plan on improving the lives of the people? How will you deal with the past?” the course description asks.
Class material will primarily focus on Marxist and revolutionary figures such as Franz Fanon, Che Guevara, and Mahatma Gandhi to “explore examples of revolutionary thought and action from across the Global South.”
For months now, Washington and Lee University in Virginia has been struggling over whether or not to strip Lee's name from the school, based on his association with the Confederacy.
Yet the same school is now offering a course on how to overthrow the state. How's that for irony?
A course description on the university website describes the “Writing Seminar” as a way to “place each student at the head of a popular revolutionary movement aiming to overthrow a sitting government and forge a better society.” “How will you attain power? How will you communicate with the masses? How do you plan on improving the lives of the people? How will you deal with the past?” the course description asks.
Class material will primarily focus on Marxist and revolutionary figures such as Franz Fanon, Che Guevara, and Mahatma Gandhi to “explore examples of revolutionary thought and action from across the Global South.”