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Grand Forks, ND

A sign of gender and genre bias from mentioning a blonde woman who sings pop music? Perhaps.
#taylorswift #collegeteaching

9/9

These weren't courses about Taylor Swift. These were psych, business, and humanities courses that were exactly the same descriptions/learning objectives except "incorporating Taylor Swift's career and music" was added.
8/N

But the popular culture themed course was not considered less difficult. The Taylor Swift course was though--perceived difficulty was notably lower than pop culture or control courses.
7/N

There's a concern that incorporating popular culture will lead to students thinking the course is less difficult/rigorous. Because pop culture is stereotyped as vapid and lacking value.
6/N