About 400 scientific papers were submitted from 78 research institutes Swiftposium For the unique conference organized from February 11 to 13 in Melbourne. They discussed today's pop icon, Taylor Swift, with scientific precision. The scientific approach may be justified, because we are talking about an artist whose fan base can cause a 2.3 magnitude earthquake with just enthusiastic applause.
There is no doubt that the American singer is currently dominating Culture Pop ArtHe also got into sports through his love, and everyone has an opinion about him. Taylor mania has taken the world by storm, with Time magazine naming her 2023 Man of the Year and storming the Grammy Awards. The fact that he released 10 albums in just four years was undoubtedly a big help in this, although there were frequent releases and concert recordings among them, but this is no different from the fact that it is impossible to escape from it, we stumble upon it everywhere.
Why not someone else?
One of the goals of the meeting was to find out what makes the “girl next door” look so effective as a singer without makeup? Why doesn't the world love Dua Lipa or Lana Del Rey?
The conference, supported by seven Australian and New Zealand universities, was far from being a fan meeting, and criticisms and critiques of the energy system were also leveled. Singaporean academic Amy Sophia Lim examines how the artist inspires political activism in Southeast Asia.
As he said, he is a huge fan of Swift, but is often disappointed in Swift because of her American centrality and white feminism.
Among the academic treatises were lectures on musicology, gender studies, economics, law, urban planning and even medicine. They also talked about streaming revenue, music ownership, misogyny and the culture of erasure. During breaks in the shows, an academic-turned-musician and Swift's young AI-generated voice duet, so you can hear how the singer's voice has changed over the course of 17 years.
Literary fans were delighted to see the mother-daughter duo recite poems about performances that degrade young women, while political fans were treated to an academic explaining how the singer is being used by Australian parliamentarians to influence citizens. Male politicians quoted the singer several times, but tended to use her lyrics as political attacks or satire, while women cited her more in support of controversial issues.
All the fans are friendly
Dr. Georgia Carroll, who gave the keynote address detainedHe submitted his thesis on the singer a year ago, and at that time it was not difficult for the pop icon to become the subject of his sociological thesis. How much the world has changed since then! A fan of Swift since she was 14, she says it's important to study relevant cultural phenomena like the singer. According to him, Swift's secret is that she has spent her entire career making her fans believe that she is her friends, that she has a strong relationship with them, and that fans of people feel that they have grown up with her.
During the panel, Swift was compared to Elvis, Michael Jackson, Madonna and Beyoncé, which is no surprise since she is considered the greatest songwriter and performer of her generation.
Rolling Stone reporter Brittany Spanos held the first college course on idol in 2020, and said Swift had become a “god-like star,” though she didn't think that was possible either.
the Swiftonomics And its huge impact on the economy Analyze it. World leaders are literally begging the singer to visit them too – and boost the economy. His superfans are the most steadfast in the world, they are SwiftiesThose who see Taylor as an idol. But their movement is about a sense of community… As one of them says, it's great to find friends who like the same things you do. In the past, they were also ashamed of their love, because many people criticized the singer for only singing breakup songs, but since she has become so popular, they can openly accept their fanbase.
The singer rode the feminist wave on which Greta Gerwig or Sally Rooney rode. Gerwig is responsible for the feminist revolution in the world of cinema, and the latter plays a major role in popularizing contemporary women's literature. They all talk about their own feelings and the difficulties they face being a woman in their business.
(Cover photo: Taylor Swift on May 17, 2023. Photo: Kevin Winter/Getty Images/TAS Rights Management)
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