Taylor Swift
Academic conference on the hype surrounding the pop singer
Taylor Swift has been one of the most successful artists in the world for years – now an Australian university wants to research the hype.
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Taylor Swift is getting her own academic conference. The University of Melbourne invites you to the three-day “Swiftposium” in February 2024.
Australian and New Zealand students who are part of the fan circle of Taylor Swift (33) can look forward to a very special academic event. The University of Melbourne is hosting a three-day “Swiftposium” from February 11th to 13th, 2024. The hybrid conference for scientists will focus on the singer’s global cultural and economic influence.
Major academic conference on the influence of Taylor Swift
The conference aims to create a “critical dialogue about Swift’s popularity and its profound impact on a range of topics such as gender, fandom, popular culture, literature, economics, the music industry and more.” it says on the official website for “Swiftposium”. To organize the three-day event, scientists from seven universities in Australia and New Zealand came together.
Fittingly, the academic conference takes place shortly before Swift’s “Eras” tour kicks off. This starts on February 16, 2024 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Australia. The organizers of the university conference announced on Instagram, also want to extend an official invitation to Taylor Swift personally. It remains to be seen whether it will be represented at “Swiftposium 2024”.