Yale University will be offering a new course to students that is all about queen mother of the house, Beyoncé. Here are some ideas for what they could be teaching.
“Beyoncé Makes History: Black Radical Tradition History, Culture, Theory & Politics through Music” by African American Studies and music professor Daphne Brooks is set to teach young learners about Beyoncé’s music, visuals, and fashion throughout her career, as well as their impact on media politics, and how they relate to Black history. It’s actually a deep dive into history and how artists, media, and politics intersect, and if Ms. Brooks hasn’t settled on a lesson plan yet, we’re here to help.
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Some ideas for what Yale’s Beyoncé course could teach
“Pure/Honey: How to Make the Perfect Baklava”
Bad b*tches, to the left, and make way for the chefs strutting into the kitchen. The keys to making the perfect baklava lies in getting the dough right, adding in cinnamon, and of course, sweetening it with a bit of pure honey. It should cost a billion to bake this good.
“Irreplaceable: Human Resources Department and their Indirect Speech”
Every company says each member of the team is irreplaceable, right before replacing them. In this class, the nuances of Beyoncé’s relationships in her songs would be compared to the antics of your company’s HR department.
“Improving Filmography with Explosions” on Dreamgirls (2006) with guest lecturer Michael Bay
“Anything’s good with enough explosions,” said Michael Bay, probably, and what better movie to test out that idea than Dreamgirls, where Bey played Deena Jones, a talented performer breaking off of her girlgroup to pursue her own stardom. Art imitates life, and vice versa.
“Say My Name: Behavioural Patterns of Alzheimer’s Patients”
Alzheimer’s hit hard, and it can get to anyone. They just might not remember it. “Say My Name: Behavioural Patterns of Alzheimer’s Patients” will dive into the activities patients can engage with to cope with the encroaching darkness.
“Who Run the World?: A Deep Dive into Adam Smith’s Capitalism”
Those visuals don’t come cheap, and we’re sure the invisible hands of capitalism had something to do with that. Analyse them together as a class using materials concerning the father of modern capitalism, Adam Smith.
“Coping Mechanisms and How We Have Never Had the Continuation of Telephone (2009)”
No, Aura is not a continuation of Telephone. We will not accept that, and we will still be holding on to our hopes that it will be continued one day. All that, and more coping mechanisms we never could seem to let go, will be taught in this class and nowhere else.
“Baby, I Can See Your Halo: An Analysis of Brokeback Mountain (2005)”
This joke was initially much less PG, but our editor said no.
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