July 18, 2003

Northwestern U. Course Finds 'Something' in the Beatles

By THOMAS BARTLETT

When Gary Kendall, an associate professor of music at Northwestern University, told higher-ups in his department that he wanted to teach a course on the Beatles, they were skeptical. It might be too narrow a topic for a full course, they said. Maybe students wouldn't be interested.

They were mistaken.

Too narrow? Not at all, says Mr. Kendall. "It connects to social history, film history, issues about songwriting and its relevance to people's lives -- there are a million

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