Lady Gaga: A Social Event
You know you’ve made it when students can take a university course dedicated to you. Not many people around the world can hold claim to this, but guess who can? Yes, of course – Lady Gaga. ‘Lady Gaga and the Sociology of Fame’ was added to the full-time course list at the University of South Carolina in 2011 and has proved to be popular.
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Led by Professor Matthieu Deflem, a self-proclaimed fan of the superstar, the official course description is “to dissect the sociologically relevant dimensions of the fame of Lady Gaga concerning her music, videos, and other artistic endeavors.” Course documents say students learn to “engage in sound and substantiated scholarly thinking” on issues related to her fame, looking at the superstar as “a social event.”