A university is offering a course on Lady Gaga

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Lady Gaga is officially taking over the world. She is just "Born This Way."

The University of Virginia is offering a course on Lady Gaga, titled Gaga for Gaga: Sex, Gender, and Identity.

Yes, We're totally serious…

The prerequisite for the course is an essay on how the star pushes social boundaries.

Students will listen to her music, watch her music videos, and also read about her influences on gender expression.

The university also offers a Harry Potter themed c/assArticle

Lulz. What are your thoughts on this?

Seems like a course I'd take. :D

meh, the zombie survival course destroys everything else

Why are all of these classes funded?

Oh boy oh man, will it teach me how to be a massive attention whore?

Who cares about that ugly, no-talent singer.

metroidprime55

They should offer a course on Benefit instead :D

I think she has some talent but that is ridiculous. Why waste funds on classes like that when there are much better singers who deserve it more than her like Ray Davies, Kristin Hersh, Tom Waits, or Frank Zappa? Universitys tend to only offer classes on popular subjects when it comes to music.

Why are all of these classes funded?

Necrifer

And we wonder why America is slipping when it comes to science and math.

What happens when her popularity dies out and there is no new news on her?Wolls

Five minute rule is in effect.

Oh boy oh man, will it teach me how to be a massive attention whore?

Dark_Knight6

What happens when her popularity dies out and there is no new news on her?Wolls

Or if somebody assassinate her before the class it taught? i wonder what would the university be teaching then :?

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Who cares about that ugly, no-talent singer.

CrocodileNuts

I think shes ugly, OK I just said no-talent because I thought I wanted something to tie up the ugly part, Pokerface is one of the only modern songs that actually makes me move from side to side, I don't react to music in a physical way usually.

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Why are all of these classes funded?

artichoke

To attract students to their schools. I know a girl whose university created a Tolkien based class to retain her and a couple other graduate students.

Alright, I get it. It just seems like a huge waste of money. I have seen so many ridiculous and unnecessary classes lately. It reminds me of pre-school.

I think she has some talent but that is ridiculous. Why waste funds on classes like that when there are much better singers who deserve it more than her like Ray Davies, Kristin Hersh, Tom Waits, or Frank Zappa? Universitys tend to only offer classes on popular subjects when it comes to music.

Film-Guy

I would definitely take this. :P

I find it really cool. It's different, at least.

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I think she has some talent but that is ridiculous. Why waste funds on classes like that when there are much better singers who deserve it more than her like Ray Davies, Kristin Hersh, Tom Waits, or Frank Zappa? Universitys tend to only offer classes on popular subjects when it comes to music.

artichoke

Yeah a lot of people probably wouldnt care about the singers I mentioned. These universities need to make money and attract people to attend so a Lady Gaga class makes sense. It just seems a bit too soon since she has only made 2 albums.

[QUOTE="metroidprime55"]

Who cares about that ugly, no-talent singer.

CrocodileNuts

She's a nasty-looking sellout ***** in my eyes.

[QUOTE="artichoke"][QUOTE="Film-Guy"]

I think she has some talent but that is ridiculous. Why waste funds on classes like that when there are much better singers who deserve it more than her like Ray Davies, Kristin Hersh, Tom Waits, or Frank Zappa? Universitys tend to only offer classes on popular subjects when it comes to music.

Film-Guy

Yeah a lot of people probably wouldnt care about the singers I mentioned. These universities need to make money and attract people to attend so a Lady Gaga class makes sense. It just seems a bit too soon since she has only made 2 albums.

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[QUOTE="artichoke"] How many people do you think would sign up for a class on those singers compared to a Lady Gaga class? Besides regardless of whether she deserves it, she's does provide an interesting subject that can be learned from. QuetzaIcoatl

Yeah a lot of people probably wouldnt care about the singers I mentioned. These universities need to make money and attract people to attend so a Lady Gaga class makes sense. It just seems a bit too soon since she has only made 2 albums.

In that case then they should have a class a Madonna or someone else who had more social impact. There are tons of singers who had more of a social impact than Lady Gaga, but again these universities need to attract students and if this is what it takes then so be it I guess.

How does someone who's only made like one album that revered? People hype **** waaaay too much........hillelslovak

[QUOTE="CrocodileNuts"][QUOTE="metroidprime55"]

Who cares about that ugly, no-talent singer.

She's a nasty-looking sellout ***** in my eyes.

[QUOTE="QuetzaIcoatl"][QUOTE="Film-Guy"]

Yeah a lot of people probably wouldnt care about the singers I mentioned. These universities need to make money and attract people to attend so a Lady Gaga class makes sense. It just seems a bit too soon since she has only made 2 albums.

Film-Guy

In that case then they should have a class a Madonna or someone else who had more social impact. There are tons of singers who had more of a social impact than Lady Gaga, but again these universities need to attract students and if this is what it takes then so be it I guess.

Sounds like something you would do in psychology class.

Sounds like something you would do in psychology class.

Espada12

Talk about Lady Gaga?

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Sounds like something you would do in psychology class.

Talk about Lady Gaga?

do they get to disect lady gaga? :)

[QUOTE="Espada12"]

Sounds like something you would do in psychology class.

Necrifer

Talk about Lady Gaga?

Students will listen to her music, watch her music videos, and also read about her influences on gender expression.

Straight from the link.

So what would a degree in Gaga do for my career?

I could have taken a course on the Simpsons, but at least that show has a long history of social commentary and not just shock value combined with mediocre music. QuetzaIcoatl

[QUOTE="QuetzaIcoatl"]I could have taken a course on the Simpsons, but at least that show has a long history of social commentary and not just shock value combined with mediocre music. SkyWard20

[QUOTE="SkyWard20"][QUOTE="QuetzaIcoatl"]I could have taken a course on the Simpsons, but at least that show has a long history of social commentary and not just shock value combined with mediocre music. brown_flame

[QUOTE="metroidprime55"]

Who cares about that ugly, no-talent singer.

CrocodileNuts

Shes ugly, she had to start dressing like a stoned rich hippie because no one would pay attention to her music before.

So, yeah...

[QUOTE="brown_flame"][QUOTE="SkyWard20"] No, her music is actually good.awesomejdude

My college had a "Philosophy and The Simpsons" course but I didn't get to take it but when I told my philo prof that (he's the one that taught it duh) he said the program was canceled but if I was interested I could read the text book. So he gave me his copy :D I hat the hots for him so of course I said yes lol ... still haven't read it

i used o like her ,but the whole thing about her is seriously getting more and more stupid

I'd rather take a course about Hitler's teachings instead. Seriously, I mean, SERIOUSLY? Who else would take a class about her besides her fans?

What is the world coming to:x

For this introductory course to argumentative essay writing, Romanosky chose the Lady Gaga theme to establish an engaging framework for critical analysis.

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Often, ENWR classes choose off-the-wall topics such as Harry Potter or Lady Gaga to spice up what is usually seen as just another prerequisite. Or at least that's how first-year College student and Lady Gaga fan Evan Ayres saw it when he registered for classes this summer during first-year orientation.

"It's an interesting topic for what could be a very boring class," he said.

SourceThe Cavalier Daily

I hate these kinds of articles because it usually ends up being either a dull ****with a sensational name or not equivalent to actual college courses.

No I would not take this. I would rather take something I cared about.

It'd be interesting to sit in on the class at least once, but I doubt I'd actually spend money to enroll in it :P