[Richard Kimball]

When I was an Art major, many moons ago, my Art History teacher explained something to me about liberal arts colleges. They were originally started in Europe, not to teach people how to make a living (that was for the masses), but to teach the children of upper crust how to act like the upper crust. In other words, it was to create class distinctions.

You don't major in Art History to get a job in Art History, except for the few museum jobs and teaching jobs. There is approximately 100 times the supply as there is demand for an Art history major.

[Snuffington]

When I was an Art major, many moons ago, my Art History teacher explained something to me about liberal arts colleges. They were originally started in Europe, not to teach people how to make a living (that was for the masses), but to teach the children of upper crust how to act like the upper crust. In other words, it was to create class distinctions.

Your Art History teacher, rather unsurprisingly, taught you the Marxist perspective. You might want to study the history of the Western University on your own. It's a bit more complicated, and far cooler than the Marxist version.

[SoCal Pubbie]

I can tell you from my experience of having taught there that the university is not really interested in churning out employable grads. It is interested in academia, of postulating new theories and provocative ideas, in short, with contemplating the navel.

By the way I was not an art history major, though as an art major I took my share of those classes. Coincidentally, I also now work part time at Home Depot, and find myself selling Ionic and Doric columns.