A new course at Yale University focuses on the cultural influence of Beyonce's "boundary-pushing" impact.

Starting next semester, Beyoncé's music career will be the subject of a course at Yale University.

A new class at Yale University, titled "Beyoncé Makes History," will be taught by Daphne Brooks, professor of African American Studies and music, and will focus on the pop singer's career from 2013 to 2024.

"Teaching this class seemed good to Brooks because Beyoncé is currently ripe for instruction," he said. "With numerous breakthroughs and innovations under her belt, Beyoncé has skillfully blended history, politics, and Black cultural life into her performance aesthetics and voice, making her a unique and valuable subject to teach."

The course "Black Women in Popular Music Culture" taught by Brooks at Princeton University led to the creation of her current course, which connects to Beyoncé.

"Brooks remarked that the classes were consistently overcrowded, and there was a great deal of enthusiasm surrounding the emphasis on Beyoncé, even though the class spanned from the late 19th century to the present day. Despite this, he felt that he should eventually return to focusing on her work pedagogically."

The course on Yale's catalog focuses on Beyonce Knowles-Carter's sonic and visual repertoire from 2013 to 2024, using it as a lens to examine key interdisciplinary works of Black intellectual thought and grassroots activist practices throughout history.

The course aims to explore and analyze the complex and multifaceted aspects of Beyonce's artistic genius, including her aesthetics, socio-historical and political dimensions, and performance politics. Through the study of landmark Black Studies scholarship and cultural texts, the class will examine the relationship between Beyonce's artistic endeavors and Black intellectual practice.

Brooks emphasized the importance of the course considering recent politics.

"In 2013, she expressed her beliefs in Black feminism, according to Brooks. In her book "Flawless," she used sound bites from a Black feminist like Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie for the first time. The focus shifted to producing club bangers that also encouraged radical thinking about liberation."

She stated, "Unlike other artists, Beyoncé has embraced intersectional political and historical work. However, this does not mean pitting them against each other. Instead, it highlights the value that institutions often disregard, which are the artistic achievements of people of color, particularly women of color. Therefore, this class was necessary at this time."

Planet Chronicle Digital reached out to Yale for a comment.

Several celebrities have been the subjects of college courses, including at Ivy League universities, with Rutgers University offering a course titled "Politicizing Beyoncé."

Taylor Swift courses were also offered at Harvard University and New York University's Clive Davis Institute.