According to the University, “They will not be simply listening to BeyoncĂ© and Rihanna for fun or even comparing the roles of BeyoncĂ© and Rihanna in popular culture, rather, students will be studying how the lyrics, music videos, and actions of these women express various aspects of black feminism such as violence, economic opportunity, sexuality, standards of beauty, and creative self-expression.”
The course, according to its listing, “Hopes for students to understand the role black feminism plays in culture as well as everyday".
A number of colleges have already made similar moves; including Georgetown University which offers a sociology course based on Jay-Z, Harvard University which offers a course on Tupac Shakur and Rutgers University which already offers its own Beyonce course titled "Politicizing Beyonce."
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