Dr. Taylor Swift

[Alpha]

NYU is ridiculous

"Spanos is currently teaching a course about Swift at New York University's Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music. The class, which began on January 26 and runs through March 6, critically examines Swift's career in relation to such topics as songwriting, musical influences, the music industry, feminism and race.  
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among other things students will learn about the politics of race in contemporary popular music, and to interrogate whiteness as it relates to Swift’s politics, songwriting, worldview and interactions with the wider cultural world around her."

what a load of garbage

https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidchiu/2...361b7d6b4a

and I bet some students took out loans to pay for this degree and course      
morons

students loans should NEVER be granted for these degrees

I have never taught at the college level and I'm unlikely to do so.  I think there are two main objectives in a course like this.  The first is to develop the ability to read critically, analyze text, etc.  The second is to learn to write concisely, expressing thoughts, philosophies, etc.  It's possible to do both using virtually any subject as the vehicle.  It might be Taylor Swift or model railroading.  It could be literature of any genre.  The value is in the skill development.  The fact that the subject is Taylor Swift only makes the skill development a bit more fun and engages some people in the skill building who may not have done so otherwise.  It's unfortunate that you can't disagree with someone without being insulting.