The craze has arrived - Taylor Swift mania hits Philippine classrooms

Dr. Cherish Aileen Brillon gives a lecture during the "Celebrity Studies: Taylor Swift in Focus" class at the University of the Philippines Diliman in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines, February 22, 2024. - Reuters

MANILA (Reuters): The Taylor Swift craze has arrived in classrooms in the Philippine capital, with a premier university rolling out a celebrity studies course examining the singer and her impact on global pop culture.

As the performer visits Asia this week, more than 300 students signed up for the elective course at the University of the Philippines, filling limited slots within minutes and prompting the administration to launch an extra class.