University launches Taylor Swift class

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By Natalie Dreier, Cox Media Group National Content Desk

February 03, 2022 at 12:43 pm EST

If your college-aged student says they’re listening to Taylor Swift for homework, you may need to believe them.

New York University’s Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music is now offering a course that focuses on Taylor Swift, Variety reported.

"Taught by @RollingStone's @ohheybrittany, the class will cover Swift’s evolution as a creative music entrepreneur, the legacy of pop and country songwriters, discourses of youth and girlhood, and the politics of race in contemporary popular music..." https://t.co/RymYlWpaUU
— Clive Davis Institute (@CliveDavisInst) February 3, 2022

The classes started on Jan. 26 and will run through March 9.

Rolling Stone writer Brittany Spanos is teaching the course that covers the singer, songwriter and actor’s rise as a “creative music entrepreneur, the legacy of pop and country songwriters, discourses of youth and girlhood and the politics of race in contemporary popular music,” according to Variety.

for all those waiting on updates on how the taylor class is going, i played dear john more than once and went on a too long tangent about gaga’s 2009 vma performance (i promise i had a point)
— brittany spanos (@ohheybrittany) February 3, 2022

Students will learn about Swift’s songwriting and “develop greater sophistication in their artistic appreciation, critical thinking, research and writing skills,” Variety reported.

As expected, the class is popular and has a waitlist for prospective students.

Swift herself has been asked to speak to the class but has not yet agreed.

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