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  3. The Problem of White Grievance: A Defense of Critical Inquiry

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  4. Teacher's 'Problem of Whiteness' course postponed after death threats

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  1. Rebecca Journey

    Rebecca Journey is a cultural anthropologist who earned her PhD from the University of Chicago in 2021. Her work examines how the evolutionary and reformist logics of eugenic ideology animate the aesthetics of green urbanism in contemporary Denmark. She has special interests in the techno- and ethnopolitics of climate change; histories of Scandinavian design; and the semiotics of social ...

  2. Rebecca Journey

    rebecca journey 0. Rebecca Journey PhD University of Chicago 2021, Teaching Fellow in Global Studies Office: Phone: Email. Anthropology of design; techno- and ethnopolitics of climate change; ideologies of urbanism; semiotics of social difference; welfare statecraft.

  3. University course on 'Problem of Whiteness' shines light on free speech

    Schmidt aired his grievances on Twitter, piecing together a thread that included the bio and university email of teaching fellow Rebecca Journey, who will lead the course titled "The Problem of ...

  4. The Problem of White Grievance: A Defense of Critical Inquiry

    Op-Ed. The Problem of White Grievance: A Defense of Critical Inquiry. "Reactionary attacks on academics are not new," instructor Rebecca Journey says. "What's new about the practice in the 21st century is the force multiplier of social media.". Screenshot of Journey's inbox. By Rebecca Journey December 8, 2022.

  5. At UChicago, a Debate Over Free Speech and Cyberbullying

    Rebecca Journey, a lecturer at the University of Chicago, accused Daniel Schmidt of doxxing and harassing her. University officials dismissed her claims. ... "UChicago is the only top school ...

  6. Amid death threats and harassment, University of Chicago professor

    Last winter, professor Rebecca Journey, a teaching fellow in anthropology at UChicago, led a seminar that "examines the problem of whiteness through an anthropological lens drawing from classic and contemporary works of critical race theory." The seminar was appropriately named "The Problem of Whiteness."

  7. Instructor Postpones Class on Whiteness After Harassment, Threats

    Journey, a teaching fellow who holds a Ph.D. in anthropology from UChicago, wrote in the course description that the seminar intends to "examine the problem of whiteness through an anthropological lens." ... "Rebecca Journey is a cultural anthropologist who earned her PhD from the University of Chicago in 2021. Her work examines how the ...

  8. University of Chicago embroiled in controversy over anthropology class

    Rebecca Journey is a teaching fellow in the social sciences at UChicago, where she received her doctorate in anthropology in 2021. Daniel Schmidt is a student at UChicago known for his conservative activism and writing. He has tens of thousands of social media followers.

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  10. Rebecca JOURNEY

    Rebecca JOURNEY, PhD Candidate of University of Chicago, IL (UC) | Contact Rebecca JOURNEY

  11. UChicago class on 'Whiteness' prompts death threats

    Rebecca Journey, a teaching fellow who earned a Ph.D. in anthropology from UChicago, said her class analyzes whiteness as a social construct and dismissed "disingenuous" claims that it stokes ...

  12. Chicago debate over free speech: Rebecca Journey Chicago University

    Rebecca Journey, a lecturer at the University of Chicago, thought little of calling her new undergraduate seminar "The Problem of Whiteness". Though provocatively titled, the anthropology course covered familiar academic territory: how the racial category "white" has changed over time. ... "UChicago is the only top school that cares ...

  13. Rebecca Journey

    directory. >. rebecca journey 0. Rebecca Journey PhD University of Chicago 2021, Teaching Fellow in Global Studies Office:Phone: Email. Anthropology of design; techno- and ethnopolitics of climate change; ideologies of urbanism; semiotics of social difference; welfare statecraft.

  14. At the University of Chicago: Was It Free Speech, or Harassment?

    Freedom of speech relies on mutual respect, and Daniel Schmidt's complaint against Rebecca Journey's course denied her free speech from the start. How can anyone see subjecting a professor to ...

  15. 'Problem of Whiteness' course triggers death threats against University

    Rebecca Journey, a teaching fellow who earned a doctorate in anthropology from the university, said her class analyzes whiteness as a social construct and dismissed "disingenuous" claims that ...

  16. Class on 'whiteness' at University of Chicago moved to spring after

    The University of Chicago released a statement after a class called The Problem of Whiteness caused an uproar on social media earlier this month. U. of C. sophomore Daniel Schmidt shared a tweet de…

  17. At UChicago, Much Ado about 'Whiteness'

    "The Problem of Whiteness" was designed by Professor Rebecca Journey and first offered last winter. When Journey relisted the course for the upcoming academic quarter, a UChicago student ...

  18. Opinion: We're going in the wrong direction on online harassment

    An example of how important it is to get it right occurred at the University of Chicago, where lecturer Rebecca Journey postponed teaching her course "The Problem of Whiteness" after a male ...

  19. UChicago Lecturer Told to 'Blow Your Head Off' by Trolls

    Conservative University of Chicago sophomore Daniel Schmidt wasn't happy when he saw that lecturer Rebecca Journey had given her undergraduate seminar the title "The Problem of Whiteness ...

  20. "Problem of Whiteness" College Professor Accuses ...

    FacebookTwitter. University of Chicago instructor Rebecca Journey has accused a student at the school of inciting white nationalist terrorism against her after he drew attention to a class she was going to teach entitled "The Problem of Whiteness.". The student, Daniel Schmidt, is sophomore at U-Chicago, where he has developed a reputation ...

  21. At UChicago, a Debate Over Free Speech and Cyberbullying

    Rebecca Journey, a lecturer at the University of Chicago, thought little of calling her new undergraduate seminar "The Problem of Whiteness." Though provocatively titled, the anthropology course covered familiar academic territory: how the racial category "white" has changed over time. ... The post At UChicago, a Debate Over Free Speech ...

  22. 'Problem of Whiteness' Class Shows Real Problem: Humanities Departments

    In the upcoming winter quarter, Dr. Rebecca Journey planned to teach a course called "The Problem of Whiteness." Unfortunately for her, ... In 2020, the UChicago English Department only accepted graduate students interested in black studies, supposedly to aid "the struggle of Black and Indigenous people"—as if aiding the black ...

  23. Rebecca Journey at the University of Chicago

    Rebecca Journey. Recent Courses. ANTH 21425 - Ethnographic Methods Beyond "Being There" ANTH 23077 - Indigenous Politics in Latin America ANTH 24003 - Colonizations III ANTH 21351 - Proximity: An Anthropology of Social Distance ANTH 23003 - Greater Latin America ANTH 25030 - The Problem of Whiteness GLST 25030 - The Problem of Whiteness GLST ...