Beyoncé — from diva to academic subject
Students at Copenhagen University are being offered classes on Beyoncé.
Already 75 students at the university have signed up for the course.
The class, titled "Beyoncé, Gender and Race", will be taught in much the same way as other cultural courses such as opera.
Such is the interest in the class that it has been moved to a larger lecture hall.
Professor Erik Steinskog said Beyoncé's work was a matter of academic interest. "We will analyse her songs and music videos. There will be a focus on gender, sexuality and race," he said.
Copenhagen is not even breaking new ground. Rutgers University in New Jersey launched a Beyoncé course several years ago. And the University of Virginia launched a four-week Game of Thrones course.
Not to be outdone, Staffordshire University offered a course in David Beckham studies...
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