New York University’s Clive Davis Institute Adds Course on Taylor Swift
TAYLOR SWIFT – New York University recently launched a course that focuses on the life and career of Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift is one of the biggest artists in the world today. She has shown herself to be the biggest name in country and pop music.
Due to her smashing success in the music industry, New York University (NYU) decided to offer a new course about the 32-year-old singer-songwriter for the 2022 Spring Semester. The Institute offers other courses focused on famous musicians including Joni Mitchell and Paul McCartney.
Based on a report from Variety, the Taylor Swift class was launched by the Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music on January 26 and continues through March 9. It is taught by Rolling Stone journalist, Brittany Spanos. She previously attended NYU and took courses at the Clive.
“I’ve been covering Taylor Swift since I began my writing career a decade ago and have been a super fan of hers for even longer. It’s such an honor to be able to share my Swiftie expertise with a sharp group of students…”
“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.
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According to a rep of the program, the class will cover Taylor Swift’s evolution as a music entrepreneur, discourses of youth and girlhood, the legacy of pop and country songwriters, and the politics of race in contemporary popular music. The superstar was also invited to speak to the class, but it remains to be seen whether or not she will make herself available.
In the course description, it aims to “deconstruct both the appeal and aversions to Taylor Swift through close readings of her music and public discourse as it relates to her own growth as an artist and a celebrity.”
“Course Objectives:
- Students will develop an understanding and appreciation for Taylor Swift as a creative music entrepreneur; Students will learn to deconstruct the way her creativity and songwriting have made her a durable presence in a quickly evolving music industry;
- Students will learn about the legacy of pop and country songwriters that have influenced Swift as well as the discourses around “prodigies” in pop music history;
- Students will gain an understanding of how discourses of youth and girlhood are often exploited in the media and music industries;
- Students will learn about the politics of race in contemporary popular music, and to interrogate whiteness as it relates to Swift’s politics, songwriting, worldview and interactions with the wider cultural world around her;
- Students will develop greater sophistication in their artistic appreciation, critical thinking, research and writing skills.”
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