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Taylor Swiftis inspiring a college courseonce again.
On Tuesday, The University of Texas at Austin announced their newest addition to the curriculum: “TheTaylor SwiftSongbook” English course for the Fall 2022 semester.
Mandatory materials for the class include the “All Too Well” singer’s four most recent albums —Red (Taylor’s Version),Lover,FolkloreandEvermore—Billboardreported.
Scala plans to address a variety of topics during the semester including gender, authenticity and the “ways in which readers and fans impact how artists and writers work and produce.”
“I want to take what Swift fans can already do at a sophisticated level, tease it out for them a bit with a different vocabulary, and then show them how, in fact, Swift draws on richer literary traditions in her songwriting, both topically but also formally in terms of how she uses references, metaphors, and clever manipulations of words,” Scala said.
The Professor added, “I’ll be showing students that these operations and interpretive moves one makes when reading her songs are appropriate to all forms of writing.”
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“I think it’s important to connect the curriculum to the present, but I’m not willing to cede the past,” Scala added, noting the importance of the course. “This is my way of sneaking the older material back in with relevance. Are you ready for it?”
Students who take the class will be graded in writing assignments and class participation in discussions and debates,Billboardreported.
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“This course proposes to deconstruct both the appeal and aversions toTaylor Swiftthrough close readings of her music and public discourse as it relates to her own growth as an artist and a celebrity,” read the course description, perVariety.
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“I’ve been coveringTaylor Swiftsince I began my writing career a decade ago and have been a super fan of hers for even longer,” Spanos explained, calling it “such an honor to be able to share my Swiftie expertise” with her class.
“I hope to help them rethink how to engage with one of the things world’s biggest and sometimes divisive stars, in the same way Clive professors like Jason King, Vivien Goldman and Joe Levy did for me when I took their courses,” she added.
source: people.com
