Should Taylor Swift be taught alongside Shakespeare? A professor of literature says yes
- Written by: Liam E Semler, Professor of Early Modern Literature, University of Sydney
Does Taylor Swift’s music belong in the English classroom? No, obviously. We should teach the classics, like Shakespeare’s Sonnets. After all, they have stood the test of time. It’s 2024 and he was born in 1564, and she’s only 34. What’s more, she is a pop singer, not a poet. Sliding her into the classroom would be...
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