Bellevue College (CorruptED)

Incidents


Bellevue College ethnic studies courses feature content such as queer theory, white privilege, white supremacy, and whiteness. Course texts include works by Robin DiAngelo.

The course CES 100: Race in the U.S. includes topics such as “racism and capitalism,” white privilege, and whiteness.

The course description states that it “provides a historic and contemporary perspective on the social, political, and cultural issues of Race and Ethnicity in U.S. Society.”


The course Ethnic Studies 102: Whiteness in the United States includes topics such as whiteness.

The course description states that it is “designed to explore the role that Whiteness plays in our social, economic and political structure.”


The course CES 104: Whiteness Studies: Identity and Inquiry includes topics such as colorblindness, white supremacy, and whiteness. Course texts include works by Robin DiAngelo.

The course description states that it is to “make whiteness visible,” “investigate what whiteness is and what does it mean to be white,” and “examine the formation of whiteness in the US, who counts as white and how this changes historically.”


The course CES 257: Queer Studies includes topics such as heterosexual privilege, oppression, and queer theory.

The course description states that it is an “introduction to the discipline of Queer and LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender) Studies” where students “will survey scholarship on sexual and gender politics in numerous academic areas and explore concepts basic to the field” and “examine how
questions pertaining to sexual orientation and gender expression are inter-connected with other identity categories, such as race, ethnicity, nationality, and class.”