This edited collection sees experts across a wide range of academic fields turn their attention to all things Taylor Swift. From looking at how being part of Swift’s fandom helps fans gain skills for other areas of their life to Swift’s inspiration for drag persona Taylor Sheesh in the Philippines to whether Swift’s lyrics suggest she endorses the use of public transport this book covers it all. This book contributes to the rising area of Swift Studies with an introductory explanation of how biases in the academy regarding popular culture pop music as a genre and femininities have traditionally worked against a focus on Swift. The collection is divided into five sections which cover: Swift fans (“Swifties”) and fandom; Swift in relation to gender femininity and feminism; the limits of Swift in terms of Whiteness and colonialism; queer engagements with Swift; and Swift’s impact on/relation to the music industry cities and communities. The chapters in the collection do not necessarily look at Swift the individual person but rather Swift the phenomenon. This book will be useful for teachers and students across an array of disciplines including but not limited to Cultural Studies Media and Communications Sport Studies History Gender and Sexuality Studies English and Literature Law Sociology Indigenous Studies Urban Planning Geography and Business Studies. This collection prioritises voices from the Asia-Pacific offering an important contribution to Swift Studies. This book has something for everyone from the Swift fan to the Swift skeptic. |Taylor Swift Culture Capital and Critique
