Seems odd that we still must ask the question of "Can this immensely popular thing fit as a 'proper' topic of study." Like, duh, anything immensely popular thi

Seems odd that we still must ask the question of "Can this immensely popular thing fit as a 'proper' topic of study." Like, duh, anything immensely popular thing can. I'm more interested in the substance. Swift is extremely very different from Madonna and it perhaps says A LOT about, maybe not us, but certainly "pop culture" and its role in our lives.