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CELEBS 101: Celebrities That Have Been Studied In College (PHOTOS)

Huffington Post     First Posted: 06/15/10 05:07 PM ET   Updated: 05/25/11 05:45 PM ET

Nowadays, some lucky students have the opportunity to get graded on their celebrity know-how -- in what seems like a dream-like scenario, they can write essays about Radiohead and discuss Lil' Kim for credits toward a degree. Ain't college grand?

Which class would you sign up for?

The Beatles
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It doesn't get much better than listening to Beatles albums for college credit. UCLA isn't the only school to offer a class on the Beatles -- USC has had one, too.
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Nowadays, some lucky students have the opportunity to get graded on their celebrity know-how -- in what seems like a dream-like scenario, they can write essays about Radiohead and discuss Lil' Kim for...
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suzisrealtor
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09:43 PM on 06/22/2010
My husband and I were in France to see my daughter and her husband, who had left "Weezer" a short time before, because Rivers Cuomo, did not believe that Jason should be married. Jason and Amy, along with two other musicians perfomed in France and we saw Tom Yorke (RadioHead) at a restaurant. He didn't perform, but I have always loved his music. It is so different.
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LMPE
I connect the most dissimilar things
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12:21 AM on 06/18/2010
I've taken classes about Stanley Kubrick's movies, Alfred Hitchcock's movies, and Australian cinema.

If I attempted to teach a popular culture class, I probably couldn't create a syllabus, since I'd be so tempted to discuss whatever would come to mind on the spot.
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RevBookburn
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09:52 PM on 06/16/2010
Extra credit for the Beatles class:

True or False?

John Lennon wrote the song Come Together for the Timothy Leary for Governor of California campaign in 1969.

[&%$#@true%&$^#@]
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cuse3421
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04:22 PM on 06/16/2010
I took this Radiohead class, it was actually really enlightening. The dean of our Visual Arts school taught it - check out some of the material from it: http://ptrivial.wordpress.com/2009/06/24/a-quick-glimpse-into-the-radiohead-classroom/
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troy ramsay
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12:26 PM on 06/16/2010
No Paul Simon?
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buggybug23
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08:08 PM on 06/15/2010
University of Puget Sound had a class called Beatles vs. U2 and another called Jackson/Presley this year. They were amazing!
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07:47 PM on 06/15/2010
The Beatles, yes. Dylan, sure. perhaps a course on rap & hip hop and the decline of black culture and music ?
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CubanVoice
Hope common sense goes viral.
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07:34 PM on 06/15/2010
Elvis is numero uno! Others wouldnt be on the list without him!
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LillyKelder
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06:44 PM on 06/15/2010
Radiohead kind of sucks, but he is an awesome lyricist though I'm unclear why the need for study.

And "Lady" GaGa really only deserves a trash bag; preferably one that goes over her head.

Popculture has terrible taste in music.
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skippy20008
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06:28 PM on 06/15/2010
Good to know our children is learning.
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San Juan Wolf
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06:37 PM on 06/15/2010
good to know you learned of grammar!
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skippy20008
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06:54 PM on 06/15/2010
"learned of grammar"? LOL!
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06:03 PM on 06/15/2010
“"CELEBS 101: Celebrities That Have Been Studied College (PHOTOS)" - Huffington Postâ€
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headly66
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06:09 PM on 06/15/2010
Soitanly!
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pfc1369
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05:58 PM on 06/15/2010
Angst and the Three Stooges, taught at Liberty University, is excellent.
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headly66
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06:10 PM on 06/15/2010
Soitanly!
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Kenji
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08:37 PM on 06/15/2010
Why I oughta...
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belyeu
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05:49 PM on 06/15/2010
I took a 2 unit class "History of Rock Music" in college. It was fun and easy.
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skippy20008
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06:28 PM on 06/15/2010
Wow. Who'd have thunk?
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belyeu
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07:34 PM on 06/15/2010
Well Skippy, what do you thunk?
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hoocheekoo
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05:38 PM on 06/15/2010
You can learn a ton of history through the arts. We underestimate the importance of artistry as historically significant. Civilizations, governments, empires, leaders, cultures come and go. But art remains. Architecture, music, literature, painting, sculpture, good literature. It's the constant and the joyful side of life.
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skippy20008
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06:30 PM on 06/15/2010
True, but it's a huge waste of time and money to study subjects that people would pursue in their free time. It's like studying Star Wars in film school. That's a bad idea. Students are going to watch it anyway. Better to study Rule of the Game. Something students might not watch if not forced to.
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jackstpaul
What am I supposed to write here?
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01:46 PM on 06/16/2010
The difference is the word "study," whihc in an academic sense means much more than just "reading about" which is what you're talking about.
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Le Samurai
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05:26 PM on 06/15/2010
Lady Gaga? REALLY? .............well, I know where I'm transerfering too :D
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