Wish you could take your fandom of RiRi and Beyoncé that bit further? You're in luck. Well, if you live in Texas, anyway.
The University of Texas, Austin has only gone and dedicated a subject to the chart-topping duo.
It's not all 'Umbrella-ella-ella' sing-a-longs, though. The university's African-American studies program will offer a class focusing on feminism.
The module titled 'Beyoncé Feminism, Rihanna Womanism' will look at the pop stars' role in feminism and black American culture.
Students who enrol in the spring 2015 class are told:
"Students in this class will learn that there is far more than catchy melodies to Beyoncé's and Rihanna's music. They will not be simply listening to Beyoncé and Rihanna for fun or even comparing the roles of Beyoncé and Rihanna in popular culture, rather, students will be studying how the lyrics, music videos, and actions of these women express various aspects of black feminism such as violence, economic opportunity, sexuality, standards of beauty, and creative self-expression."
The class will most likely study Beyoncé's hit Flawless, which she performed at the VMA's earlier this year in front of a screen displaying the word 'feminism.'
The song samples lines from Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie: "We teach girls to shrink themselves, to make themselves smaller. We say to girls, 'You can have ambition, but not too much. You should aim to be successful, but not too successful. Otherwise, you will threaten the man."
If this course ever hits the UK, it's safe to say Team Cosmo will be enrolling instantly.
culled from cosmopolitan
The University of Texas, Austin has only gone and dedicated a subject to the chart-topping duo.
It's not all 'Umbrella-ella-ella' sing-a-longs, though. The university's African-American studies program will offer a class focusing on feminism.
The module titled 'Beyoncé Feminism, Rihanna Womanism' will look at the pop stars' role in feminism and black American culture.
Students who enrol in the spring 2015 class are told:
"Students in this class will learn that there is far more than catchy melodies to Beyoncé's and Rihanna's music. They will not be simply listening to Beyoncé and Rihanna for fun or even comparing the roles of Beyoncé and Rihanna in popular culture, rather, students will be studying how the lyrics, music videos, and actions of these women express various aspects of black feminism such as violence, economic opportunity, sexuality, standards of beauty, and creative self-expression."
The class will most likely study Beyoncé's hit Flawless, which she performed at the VMA's earlier this year in front of a screen displaying the word 'feminism.'
The song samples lines from Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie: "We teach girls to shrink themselves, to make themselves smaller. We say to girls, 'You can have ambition, but not too much. You should aim to be successful, but not too successful. Otherwise, you will threaten the man."
If this course ever hits the UK, it's safe to say Team Cosmo will be enrolling instantly.
culled from cosmopolitan
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