Professor Will Use Kanye West as a Case Study for Mental Illness

Kanye West is arguably the most polarizing figure in our modern colloquy and the professor who teaches a course on him at Washington University in St. Louis will use him as a case study and bridge to mental illness. In his third and final 'Ye lecture -- Name One Genius That Ain't Crazy: Kanye West and the Politics of Self-Diagnosis -- professor Jeffrey McCune will address the notion that Kanye is both "crazy" and a "genius" at the same time. In his own words, the professor who offers new perspec...