This fall, Princeton offered a course on the sociological implications of Bruce Springsteen.

Then comes big bad Harvard, clearly jealous, and they’re all, “OK, Princeton, we see your bid for pop-cultural relevance and raise you… The Wire. So real! So gritty! Your move.”

Princeton’s response? “Model Memoirs: The Life Stories of International Fashion Models,” an African-American Studies/Comp Lit class (announced today) that will be taught next semester by Professor Wendy Belcher.

Advantage: Princeton.

Here’s the description from the Registrar’s website: