Celeb News: New Beyonce courses being given

Kisuke

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Beyoncé classes at Canadian universities tackle music, pop culture, critical thinking

Wonderful to have students 'invested' in the topic, says prof

Nigel Hunt CBC News

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ec 26, 2015 5:00 AM ET
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ec 26, 2015 5:00 AM ET

She's one of the most influential music stars on the planet and now Beyoncé is schooling some of us for real, with "Queen Bey" central to two Canadian university courses this past semester.

At the University of Waterloo in Ontario, professor Naila Keleta-Mae taught a course called Gender and Performance to explore themes of race, feminism and sexuality. She focused on Beyoncé's most recent, self-titled album to engage students by including material they could relate to.

Professor Naila Keleta-Mae
The notion the academy exists somewhere over there and isn't connected to every day life is problematic to me," said University of Waterloo professor Naila Keleta-Mae, who taught a course on Beyoncé this semester. (CBC)

"It's been really fascinating, as an educator, to work with students who have a vested interest in a topic," Keleta-Mae told CBC News.

"It's been wonderful to work with students who have very clear investments and then introduce them to critical race theory, feminist theory and theory on sexuality."

As for any skeptics who believe pop culture has no place in higher learning, she is passionate about why Beyoncé belongs.

"I think that the notion the academy exists somewhere over there and isn't connected to everyday life is problematic to me," she said.

"Our students come into the classroom rich with experience and ideas, facing all kinds of issues, having all kinds of perspectives. So I think of my role as an educator as showing them ways in which they can begin to be, or continue to be, critically engaged."

Professor Melissa Avdeeff
University of Victoria professor Melissa Avdeeff uses Beyoncé as a case study in her course to explore popular music as a "cultural construct." (CBC)

Meanwhile, at the University of Victoria this fall, professor Melissa Avdeeff offered a music course on Beyoncé.

"People should be studying the world they live in," she said.

"Courses like this help students develop important critical thinking skills, so when they are outside after this class they can critically analyze the media they are consuming."

Beyonce course
In Professor Naila Keleta-Mae's seminar on Beyoncé at the University of Waterloo, students study the pop star as a way to introduce them to theories on race, feminism and sexuality. (CBC)

One of her students, Ashlih Kassam, moved to Victoria and enrolled at the university there specifically because of the Beyoncé course. She admitted to being a lifelong fan of the singer, but added that she was impressed with what she gained from the course.

"We learn how to apply different theories and vocabulary I would not have known prior to this, so it's great,"

http://www.cbc.ca/m/touch/arts/story/1.3376647

JonginBey

Just when ATRL thought these universities were done with her.

Quiqui4eva

FGCU better come thru soon

TheNotoriousJoey

Welp! Would you look at that. One course closes and another one opens

QueenBeyoncé

Oops! She wins, Again. Cultural Icon!

QueenBeyoncé

Not one, but TWO

A feminist icon.

MEGA

wow wow just ****ing wow

DejaVu

B'Day

Where are all the bitter haters?

ScarletWitch

Legend.
Now where are the ugly and poor haters?

Sarab

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Originally posted by ScarletWitch

Legend.
Now where are the ugly and poor haters?

They never visit these threads.

It must be tiring, being constantly proven wrong.

Bey'Knight

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Originally posted by Sarab

They never visit these threads.

It must be tiring, being constantly proven wrong.

Dont speak too soon. Our resident trolls must be updating their Beyonce google alert.

QueenBeyoncé

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Originally posted by Sarab

They never visit these threads.

It must be tiring, being constantly proven wrong.

Pretty much

BaddiéBéy

Who else but the King?

Nemo

This is where I found the video to make this gif last night slay

Pandora

But ATRL told me she had no impacT?

Rihductive

there's schools that also offer harry potter courses too

this goes into that category

Dessy Fenix

Bey wins again.

JessLM

Queen of higher education

QueenBeyoncé

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there's schools that also offer harry potter courses too

this goes into that category

Let's act like Harry Potter wasn't a pop cutlure event.

Hers is on

"She's one of the most influential music stars on the planet and now Beyoncé is schooling some of us for real, with "Queen Bey" central to two Canadian university courses this past semester.

At the University of Waterloo in Ontario, professor Naila Keleta-Mae taught a course called "Gender and Performance to explore themes of race, feminism and sexuality. She focused on Beyoncé's most recent, self-titled album to engage students by including material they could relate to."

"Beyoncé as a case study in her course to explore popular music as a "cultural construct."

Read. Her cutlure/pop influence/impact, her impact in general etc. She is a pop culture & culture figure period.