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Bob Marley added to New York University's roster of courses

Legendary reggae superstar and activist Bob Marley has been added to the roster of courses to be studied in January at the New York University, New York City, according to an article posted on dnainfo.com.

The graded three-week class, which begins on January 7 and will run until January 26, 2013, is being offered by the Tisch School of the Arts and will focus on the artiste's life and times.

Instructor Vivienne Goldman was quoted in the article saying, "The Tisch School of the Arts course, Topics: in Recorded Music will cover Marley's music, Jamaican history and Rastafarianism," she said.

In 1975, Goldman did public relations work for Marley before writing two books about him which were entitled Bob Marley, Soul Rebel-Natural Mysitc written in 1981 and The Book of Exodus: The Making and Meaning of Bob Marley and the Wailers' Album of the Century written in 2006.

Goldman, in the article, was also quoted as saying, "by studying him, you get a sense for the arc that he lived. He was born in colonialism, and through his work he helped push society forward, toward the transracial, transnational unity that he summed up as 'One Love'," the adjunct professor and accomplished documentarian stated.

Goldman, who knew Marley from 1975 until his death in 1981, developed a solid friendship.

"I stayed at his house in Kingston, and we got to know each other very well. Bob Marley lived up to the image you have of him. He did walk what he talked and live what he preached. He really had an urge to improve the situation around him," she stated.

The course will be offered on Tuesday and Thursday nights and will be open to anyone with a high school diploma.

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