Harvard University will join other prestigious universities in the United States that have integrated a new course on pop star Taylor Swift into their curriculum. “Taylor Swift and her world” has already attracted the attention of 300 students and it is part of a wave of interest in the singer from educational centers, including the universities of New York, Texas and Arizona, which Stanford will join next year, highlights the New York Times.

The course at Harvard will be taught by professor Stephanie Burt, 52, an admirer of the country and pop artist’s music. “Ten or twelve years ago, I realized that of all the songs you heard in pharmacies, airports, bus stations and public places, there was one that was better than all the others,” Burt told the Times, referring to the hit “You belong to me.”

“I wanted to know who wrote it. It was a more appealing song lyrically and musically, just a perfect piece of construction,” he added. The professor indicated to the newspaper that she became much more interested in Swift when she saw the documentary “Miss Americana,” released in 2020 and which follows the singer’s life throughout several years of her career.

“It really does a great job of showing how much support she’s had: she’s someone who comes from privilege and had parents who really wanted to help her achieve her dreams, but also how she worked to become herself and how she’s become someone who takes her own decisions in a way that draws people to her and doesn’t isolate them,” she said.

Interest in Taylor Swift is contagious: Next year the University of California, Berkeley plans to offer “Art and Entrepreneurship: Taylor’s Version.” Meanwhile, the University of Florida will also offer a course on the singer’s narrative and its description begins with “Are you ready?” in reference to the song from the album “Reputation” And this month, the University of Miami introduced a program that offers, among others, an intensive seven-week course on copyright and intellectual property based on Swift’s career.