The newest rapper/singer to get their material taught in a college course is Beyonce. Just like her husband Jay-Z who has a course taught on him at Georgetown, B will have a course on her taught at Rutgers University through their Department of Women’s Studies. This is what Doctoral student Kevin Allred says about the class:
This isn’t a course about Beyoncé’s political engagement or how many times she performed during President Obama’s inauguration weekend. Rather, the performer’s music and career are used as lenses to explore American race, gender, and sexual politics. It’s important to shift students away from simply being consumers of media toward thinking more critically about what they’re engaging on a regular basis.
–John McAuliffe (@John_Mac310)