The prestigious University of Berkeley will study Frank Ocean's projects
Students from this American college will be able to follow a class at the beginning of the semester dealing with the analysis of Frank Ocean's works.
Two students from the prestigious Berkeley University, one of the most selective in the world, have indeed offered their educational leaders to conduct a course on Frank Ocean from next semester. To better situate the reputation of this university, Berkeley has among its alumni 91 Nobel laureates, 14 Pulitzer or 23 Oscar. After being collocated in the dormitories of the university, the students Preya Gill and Deborah Chang discovered a common love for the music of the singer from New Orleans and began to develop a project of courses dealing with her works. Validated by the Berkeley administration, which allows students to run real classes, the "Brain Like Berkeley" project will see the light of day in September 2018.
Asked by The FADER, the two young women at the origin of this course unveiled its comprehensive program: "Artistic History, Breakthrough in the Industry, Background, Musical Influences, Artistic Identity and the Way Frank Ocean Treats Social Concepts dominated by toxic masculinity and gender theory. "Open to all university students," Brain Like Berkeley "aims to engage the public beyond the mere musical listening of Frank Ocean:" We we want to encourage the in-depth exploration of his artistic work, in words, his visual world and his stage performances. We hope to ensure a healthy environment where students can discuss their poetry and music with sensitivity, creative respect and open-mindedness. "
Excellent news for the French fans of the singer, the two students are considering live-stream this course on the internet and make available the corpus of "Brain Like Berkeley" in any free. As he prepares to make his debut at the movies, Frank Ocean confirms that he occupies a place of choice in the culture of our time.