Fans of Taylor Swift who attend Harvard University may be filling a "Blank Space" in their course schedule with a new course about the pop star's career. Taught by Professor Stephanie Burt, a self-identified fan of Swift's work, Harvard's English Department will offer "Taylor Swift and Her World" for the first time this spring. The planned course will include diving into Swift's lyrics, music and influences. Burt is also planning to include readings from authors that are relevant to understanding Swift's art. Swift is a pop country music star who debuted in 2006. Since then, she has explored genres, written scores of relatable songs, and gone on wildly successful tours.When she first began her musical journey, she had a fairy-princess-like charm to her. As she matured, so did her music. Her songs now explore emotions, however dark, and tell stories that many relate to, including personal tales about her relationships. She's known to "Shake it Off" when faced with criticism and to take positions that can shake the music industry. She took her music off Spotify to protest against its minuscule payments per song for nearly three years starting in 2014 and in 2015, she took on Apple Music when it decided not to pay artists during the user’s three-month trial period. Apple immediately took heed and changed its policy — they would also pay the artists royalty during the trial period.But her biggest battle against the music industry started in 2019 when her former label, Big Machine Label Group, was sold to Scooter Braun. The sale also gave Braun the rights to the master recordings of her first six albums. She decided to release her own versions of the albums.Her 2022 album "Midnights" sold over 1.14 million physical copies, including a record-setting 575,000 on vinyl alone.In 2022, the University of Texas at Austin announced it would offer a similar literary course reviewing Swift's work, and Texas State University offered a course on Harry Styles in spring 2023.Joy and Thrill and Wealth of Geeks contributed to this report via The Associated Press.
Fans of Taylor Swift who attend Harvard University may be filling a "Blank Space" in their course schedule with a new course about the pop star's career.
Taught by Professor Stephanie Burt, a self-identified fan of Swift's work, Harvard's English Department will offer "Taylor Swift and Her World" for the first time this spring. The planned course will include diving into Swift's lyrics, music and influences.
Burt is also planning to include readings from authors that are relevant to understanding Swift's art.
Swift is a pop country music star who debuted in 2006. Since then, she has explored genres, written scores of relatable songs, and gone on wildly successful tours.
When she first began her musical journey, she had a fairy-princess-like charm to her. As she matured, so did her music. Her songs now explore emotions, however dark, and tell stories that many relate to, including personal tales about her relationships.
She's known to "Shake it Off" when faced with criticism and to take positions that can shake the music industry.
She took her music off Spotify to protest against its minuscule payments per song for nearly three years starting in 2014 and in 2015, she took on Apple Music when it decided not to pay artists during the user’s three-month trial period. Apple immediately took heed and changed its policy — they would also pay the artists royalty during the trial period.
But her biggest battle against the music industry started in 2019 when her former label, Big Machine Label Group, was sold to Scooter Braun. The sale also gave Braun the rights to the master recordings of her first six albums. She decided to release her own versions of the albums.
Her 2022 album "Midnights" sold over 1.14 million physical copies, including a record-setting 575,000 on vinyl alone.
In 2022, the University of Texas at Austin announced it would offer a similar literary course reviewing Swift's work, and Texas State University offered a course on Harry Styles in spring 2023.
Joy and Thrill and Wealth of Geeks contributed to this report via The Associated Press.
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