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Yale to Launch Fall Seminar on Bad Bunny After Student Demand Overflows

An unprecedented waiting list has built around the 18-seat course, earning enthusiastic reaction from the artist himself.

Overview

  • The seminar titled “Bad Bunny: Musical Aesthetics and Politics” will be offered this autumn at Yale University under Professor Albert Laguna’s direction.
  • Forty-four students have secured spots in the 18-seat class, while more than 100 others remain on a formal waiting list.
  • Laguna crafted the syllabus around Bad Bunny’s 2025 album Nadie sabe lo que va a pasar mañana to trace Puerto RicanNew York cultural exchanges.
  • The curriculum will pair reggaeton with bomba, plena and salsa to examine themes of diaspora, colonial history and political resistance.
  • Bad Bunny told Jimmy Fallon he finds the idea “loco,” would love to take the class and expects to earn top marks.