Classics without classics?

 Some schools now have classics majors without Latin and Greek required. So they are "classical studies" degrees. Sure, there are a lot of things you can study, like art, archeology, history, mythology, without learning classical languages. The justification is that students don't major in classics if they have to do anything hard, like learn a language with a lot of inflections. The alternative would not to have classics at all. 

You could have another track in the math department, called "mathematical studies." You wouldn't actually do math, or anything difficult like that. You would just discuss math in the abstract. I'm sure there would be plenty to do. 

You could have a music  appreciation major. You wouldn't have to learn theory (that's hard!) or to play an instrument. You could just do cultural musicology by discussing people's general ideas about music.  

I'm still trying to figure out how to design an English major where you don't read any books or learn to write an essay. I'm sure we're halfway there already. Reading is elitist, most literature is racist and sexist anyway.  Any idea of writing well will be hierarchical and thus fascist. 

Here's the thing: tangible skills, like actually being able to learn a language or music theory, or whatever, are empowering. The other approach, to my mind, is profoundly disempowering.  If you've never mastered anything difficult, you won't have any intellectual confidence. You won't be a serious person.