The phrase "addressing a subject" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing or focusing on a particular topic or issue in a conversation or written work.
Example: "In this paper, we will be addressing a subject that has garnered significant attention in recent years: climate change."
Alternatives: "discussing a topic" or "tackling an issue".
The first Longwood exhibition, "DL: The Down Low in Contemporary Art," strikes a scrappy, enterprising note by addressing a subject the art world has pretty much overlooked: the African-American and Latino gay subculture referred to as the "down low".
Pakistani intelligence officials, addressing a subject of mounting concern, estimated today that 3,000 or more Taliban and Al Qaeda fighters have slipped over the border into Pakistan's tribal areas in the week since the fall of Kabul.
Don't leave things to chance when taking your shot at addressing a subject that's close to your heart.
NFL owners reached a consensus Wednesday on a policy governing players' conduct during the national anthem, addressing a subject that drew harsh criticism from President Donald Trump after some players decided to kneel to protest the treatment of African-Americans in the U.S. Shortly after the NFL announced its new policy at the league's annual May meetings, the NFL Players Assn.
Even more remarkable, the son now addresses a subject he has scarcely touched on before: Olive Moore Cornwell, aka "Wiggly".
This afternoon I intend to address a subject that 10 years ago would have been sleep inducing.
A third Campus Connections project addresses a subject that's much in the news these days: police violence.
But Mr. Singer also addressed a subject on many investors' minds: whether returns fall as hedge funds grow larger.
Unlike Paisley, LL Cool J has never been much of a provocateur, and perhaps he wasn't the right rapper to address a subject as ticklish as this.
Together they address a subject is at once oceanic and amorphous: "American identity," which in this case encompasses ethnicity and sexuality, but primarily race.
