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In this Dec. 13, 2016, file photo, Kanye West enters Trump Tower in New York. A new course at Washington University in St. Louis is focused on the world of Kanye West. The course titled "Politics of Kanye West: Black Genius and Sonic Aesthetics," began this week. (AP/Seth Wenig)
A new course at Washington University in St. Louis is focused on the world of Kanye West.
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that 75 students are registered for "Politics of Kanye West: Black Genius and Sonic Aesthetics," which began this week. There's a waiting list to get in.
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The professor, Jeffrey McCune, says he course focused on the rapper, producer and fashion designer offers a way for students to connect issues of politics, race, gender, sexuality and culture.
It's not the first college course about West. Georgia State University offered one in 2015, and a 2014 course at the University of Missouri focused on West and Jay-Z.
McCune says the court will neither fawn over West's music nor be an exercise in bashing him.
