Rutgers University offers course studying Beyoncé
NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. (AP) — Beyoncé is one of the world's most scrutinized pop stars, and now that study is moving to academia...
NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. (AP) — BeyoncĂ© is one of the world’s most scrutinized pop stars, and now that study is moving to academia.
The Department of Women’s and Gender Studies at Rutgers University is offering a course called “Politicizing BeyoncĂ©.”
Kevin Allred, a doctoral student who is teaching the class, tells the university’s online news site that he is using BeyoncĂ©’s career as a way to explore American race, gender and sexual politics.
The class supplements an analysis of BeyoncĂ©’s videos and lyrics with readings from Black feminists. Allred says he’s seeking to help students think more critically about media consumption.
Rutgers also has a class examining the theology of Bruce Springsteen’s lyrics.
Georgetown University has a class called “The Sociology of Hip-Hop: The Urban Theodicy of Jay-Z,” focusing on BeyoncĂ©’s rapper husband.
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