¿What Are Taylor Swift Studies Anyways? – Details, episodes & analysis

Please join us for ¿What Are Taylor Swift Studies Anyways? Episode 013 – Interdisciplinary Studies with Prof. Jill Fehleison! On this episode, we talk to Dr. Fehleison about her area of expertise, Interdisciplinary Studies and history. Please follow us on Instagram! www.instagram.com/quinnipiacswiftie Theme song: Lakal by Blue Dot Sessions Created, hosted, and produced by: Ari Perez Mejia Our guest today was Jill Fehleison, Professor of History and Interdisciplinary Studies as well as the Director of General Education at Quinnipiac University https://www.qu.edu/faculty-and-staff/jill-fehleison/ In this episode we talked about the following: “From “Mine” to “Ours”: Gendered Hierarchies of Authorship and the Limits of Taylor Swift’s Paratextual Feminism” https://doi.org/10.1093/ccc/tcz042 Taylor Swift, Public Historian (2020) https://activisthistory.com/2020/08/17/taylor-swift-public-historian/ Centuries after Christine de Pizan wrote a book railing against misogyny, Taylor Swift is building her own ‘City of Ladies’ (2024) https://theconversation.com/centuries-after-christine-de-pizan-wrote-a-book-railing-against-misogyny-taylor-swift-is-building-her-own-city-of-ladies-223506 Taylor Swift has got the 1830s all wrong (2024) https://theconversation.com/taylor-swift-has-got-the-1830s-all-wrong-229729 Taylor Swift: why academics are studying the pop star (2024) https://www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2024/02/15/taylor-swift-why-academics-are-studying-the-pop-star.html Glitter & Rigor: Inside Taylor Swift’s Academic Era (2024) https://taypedia.com/blog/inside-taylor-swifts-academic-era/

Please join us for ¿What Are Taylor Swift Studies Anyways? Episode 012 – Political Science Studies with Debra Liebowitz! On this episode, we talk to Dr. Liebowitz about her area of expertise, Political Science, and how Taylor's work and impact can be evaluated from a political perspective. Please follow us on Instagram! www.instagram.com/quinnipiacswiftie Theme song: Lakal by Blue Dot Sessions Created, hosted, and produced by: Ari Perez Mejia Our guest today was Debra Liebowitz, Professor of Political Science as well as the Provost for Quinnipiac University https://www.qu.edu/faculty-and-staff/debra-liebowitz/ https://www.qu.edu/about-quinnipiac/leadership/office-of-the-provost/provost/ In this episode we talked about the following: “Reputation matters: parasocial attachment, narrative engagement, and the 2018 Taylor Swift political endorsement” https://doi.org/10.1080/15456870.2019.1704758 Heartbreak, Fury & Finding Happiness  (2024) https://www.magzter.com/stories/entertainment/People-US/HEARTBREAK-FURY-FINDING-HAPPINESS Is Gabriel Boric a Swiftie? A short investigation (2021) https://brutalsouth.substack.com/p/is-gabriel-boric-a-swiftie A Taylor Swift Instagram post helped drive a surge in voter registration (2023) https://www.npr.org/2023/09/22/1201183160/taylor-swift-instagram-voter-registration Argentina arrastra a Taylor Swift a la campaña electoral: “Las swifties no votamos a Milei” (2023) https://elpais.com/argentina/2023-11-09/argentina-arrastra-a-taylor-swift-a-la-campana-electoral-las-swifties-no-votamos-a-milei.html Lo que la Marea Verde nos ha enseñado a las mujeres latinoamericanas (2021) https://www.nytimes.com/es/2021/11/02/espanol/opinion/aborto-legal-latinoamerica.html

Please join us for ¿What Are Taylor Swift Studies Anyways? Episode 003 – Celebrity Studies with Kearston Wesner! On this episode, we talk to Dr. Wesner about her area of expertise, Media Studies, and specifically the study of celebrities. Please follow us on Instagram! www.instagram.com/quinnipiacswiftie Theme song: Lakal by Blue Dot Sessions Created, hosted, and produced by: Ari Perez Mejia Our guest today was Kearston Wesner, Associate Professor of Media Studies at Quinnipiac University’s School of Communications https://www.qu.edu/faculty-and-staff/kearston-wesner/ In this episode we talked about the following: “Taylor Swift: the hardest working, zaniest girl in show business…” https://doi.org/10.1080/19392397.2019.1630160 “Dorking Out with Taylor and Kanye: Nerd Pop via Goffman and the Performance of Stigma” https://doi.org/10.1111/jpms.12159 Taylor Swift on "Bad Blood," Kanye West, and How People Interpret Her Lyrics https://www.gq.com/story/taylor-swift-gq-cover-story The Very Pink, Very Perfect Life of Taylor Swift (2009) https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-country/the-very-pink-very-perfect-life-of-taylor-swift-107451/

Please join us for ¿What Are Taylor Swift Studies Anyways? Episode 002 – Musical Studies with Prof. Dauphinais! On this episode, we talk to Dr. Dauphinais about her area of expertise, which is Education and of her experiences as an artist herself. Please follow us on Instagram! www.instagram.com/quinnipiacswiftie Theme song: Lakal by Blue Dot Sessions Created, hosted, and produced by: Ari Perez Mejia Our guest today was Jennifer Dauphinais, Assistant Teaching Professor of Education and Coordinator of the Social Emotional Learning and School Climate Program at Quinnipiac University’s School of Education https://www.qu.edu/faculty-and-staff/jennifer-dauphinais/ Instagram.com/ponybirdmusic In this episode we talked about the following: Music’s Powers: Embodiment & Flourishing with Taylor Swift, Volpe (2021) https://doi.org/10.1080/07494467.2021.1945228 Getting to know Taylor Swift (2007) https://ew.com/article/2007/07/25/getting-know-taylor-swift/ Taylor Swift's road to fame (2008) https://ew.com/article/2008/02/05/taylor-swifts-road-fame/ How Taylor Swift Masterminded Global Success, Explained by SOMD Experts https://musicanddance.uoregon.edu/TaylorSwift

Please join us for ¿What Are Taylor Swift Studies Anyways? Episode 001 – Women’s and Gender Studies with Prof. O’Neill! On this episode, we talk to Dr. O’Neill, Associate Professor of English and the program director of Women’s and Gender studies at Quinnipiac University about her area of expertise: Women’s and Gender Studies. Please follow us on Instagram! www.instagram.com/quinnipiacswiftie Theme song: Lakal by Blue Dot Sessions Created, hosted, and produced by: Ari Perez Mejia Our guest today was Kim O’Neill, Associate Professor of English and Women’s and Gender Studies as well as the Director of the Women’s and Gender Studies program at Quinnipiac University. https://www.qu.edu/faculty-and-staff/kimberly-oneill/ In this episode we talked about the following: "I'm Still Trying Everything to Keep You Looking at Me": Taylor Swift and the Autotheoretical Construction of Public Selves (Ordoñez 2023) https://muse.jhu.edu/article/915915 Taylor Swift 101: From poetry to business, college classes offer insights on 'Swiftology' https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/music/2024/01/02/taylor-swift-101-college-classes-about-singer/71976599007/ Taylor Swift at Harvard https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2023/12/taylor-swift-lyrics-class-harvard/676933/ A Swiftie’s ‘Wildest Dreams’ come true: Northeastern is offering a course on Taylor Swift https://news.northeastern.edu/2023/11/30/taylor-swift-course/ 2023 PERSON OF THE YEAR: Taylor Swift https://time.com/6342806/person-of-the-year-2023-taylor-swift/

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Please join us for ¿What Are Taylor Swift Studies Anyways? Episode 011 – Sports Studies with Molly Yanity! On this episode, we talk to Dr. Yanity about her area of expertise, Sports Journalism, and specifically how Taylor’s relationship with Travis Kelce and her subsequent NFL attendance changed the 2023 season! Please follow us on Instagram! www.instagram.com/quinnipiacswiftie Theme song: Lakal by Blue Dot Sessions Created, hosted, and produced by: Ari Perez Mejia Our guest today was Molly Yanity, Professor of Journalism, Chair of Journalism, and Director of the Graduate Program in Journalism at Quinnipiac University’s School of Communications https://www.qu.edu/faculty-and-staff/molly-yanity/ https://www.mollyyanity.com/ In this episode we talked about the following: “Taylor Swift and Kanye West enter the arena: celebrity politicians and the rise of frontier aesthetics” https://doi.org/10.1080/19392397.2021.2017743 The Swift Effect: How Popstar Taylor Swift has Brought Business and Viewership to the National Football League https://scholarworks.uark.edu/mktguht/85/?utm_source=scholarworks.uark.edu%2Fmktguht%2F85&utm_medium=PDF&utm_campaign=PDFCoverPages The Other Football Player in Taylor Swift’s Life (2024) https://www.wsj.com/sports/football/super-bowl-taylor-swift-travis-kelce-hawaii-3851232f Is Taylor Swift Actually Increasing N.F.L. Ratings? (2024) https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/10/upshot/taylor-swift-nfl-ratings.html The Reign of Taylor Swift (2023) https://www.magzter.com/stories/entertainment/People-US/THE-REIGN-OF-TAYLOR-SWIFT How Caitlin Clark Became The Taylor Swift Of Women's College Basketball https://www.forbes.com/sites/karenweaver/2024/02/11/how-caitlin-clark-became-the-taylor-swift-of-womens-college-basketball/?sh=22cf88d628f5

Please join us for ¿What Are Taylor Swift Studies Anyways? Episode 010 – Conspiracy Studies with Candice Travis! On this episode, we talk to Dr. Travis about her area of expertise, Political Science and Conspiracy Studies. Please follow us on Instagram! www.instagram.com/quinnipiacswiftie Theme song: Lakal by Blue Dot Sessions Created, hosted, and produced by: Ari Perez Mejia Our guest today was Candice Travis, Visiting Assistant Professor of Political Science at Quinnipiac University https://www.qu.edu/faculty-and-staff/candice-travis/ In this episode we talked about the following: “From awkward teen girl to aryan goddess meme: Taylor Swift and the hijacking of star texts” https://doi.org/10.1080/19392397.2020.1704431 The Storytelling Genius of Taylor Swift’s “evermore” (2021) https://www.uniquelyaligned.com/mag/2021/2/3/the-storytelling-genius-of-taylor-swifts-evermore Is Taylor Swift a CIA plant? Is the NFL rigged? Have vaccines made us nuts? (2024) https://www.tampabay.com/sports/bucs/2024/02/03/is-taylor-swift-cia-plant-is-nfl-rigged-have-vaccines-made-us-nuts/ The meaning of the hysteria over Taylor Swift (2024) https://www.economist.com/culture/2024/02/06/the-meaning-of-the-hysteria-over-taylor-swift No, Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce Didn’t ‘Rig’ the Super Bowl (2024) https://www.wsj.com/us-news/taylor-swift-travis-kelce-super-bowl-false-conspiracy-theories-d3d21321?mod=article_inline r/TaylorSwift: challenge for the sub - explain the whole iceberg (only comment ones that haven’t been done) https://www.reddit.com/r/TaylorSwift/comments/yml37o/challenge_for_the_sub_explain_the_whole_iceberg/ r/TaylorSwift: I remade the Taylor iceberg https://www.reddit.com/r/TaylorSwift/comments/15ajpr3/i_remade_the_taylor_iceberg/

Please join us for ¿What Are Taylor Swift Studies Anyways? Episode 009 – Mental Health Studies with Clorinda Velez! On this episode, we talk to Dr. Velez about her area of expertise, mental health. Please follow us on Instagram! www.instagram.com/quinnipiacswiftie Theme song: Lakal by Blue Dot Sessions Created, hosted, and produced by: Ari Perez Mejia Our guest today was Clorinda Velez, Professor of Psychology at Quinnipiac University https://www.qu.edu/faculty-and-staff/clorinda-velez/ In this episode we talked about the following: “The Return to Craft: Taylor Swift, Nostalgia, and Covid-19” https://doi.org/10.1080/03007766.2022.2156761 Let's Talk About Taylor Swift's 'Folklore' (2020) https://www.npr.org/2020/07/28/896193188/taylor-swift-folklore-critics-roundtable Taylor Swift Has Rocked My Psychiatric Practice(2023) https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/17/opinion/taylor-swift-mental-health.html Why Taylor Swift's Music Resonates in Today's Mental Health Conversations (2024) https://www.firstsession.com/resources/taylor-swift-mental-health Tying it All Together: Reflections on Taylor Swift’s “invisible string” (2020) https://yaledailynews.com/blog/2020/11/12/tying-it-all-together-reflections-on-taylor-swifts-invisible-string/ How Taylor Swift, nature and writing helped me find joy in solitude (2020) https://www.jhunewsletter.com/article/2020/11/how-taylor-swift-nature-and-writing-helped-me-find-joy-in-solitude

Please join us for ¿What Are Taylor Swift Studies Anyways? Episode 008 – Sociology Studies with Lauren Sardi! On this episode, we talk to Dr. Sardi about her area of expertise, Sociology and Women & Gender Studies, and specifically about how those fields intersect. Please follow us on Instagram! www.instagram.com/quinnipiacswiftie Theme song: Lakal by Blue Dot Sessions Created, hosted, and produced by: Ari Perez Mejia Our guest today was Lauren Sardi, Professor of Sociology and Women’s & Gender Studies, as well as the Director of the Collaborative for Interdisciplinary & Integrative Studies at Quinnipiac University https://www.qu.edu/faculty-and-staff/lauren-sardi/ In this episode we talked about the following: “TikTok, Twitter, and Platform-Specific Technocultural Discourse in Response to Taylor Swift’s LGBTQ+ Allyship in ‘You Need to Calm Down’” https://doi.org/10.1080/07494467.2021.1945225 Taylor Swift: The Rolling Stone Interview (2019) https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/taylor-swift-rolling-stone-interview-880794/ Taylor Swift: No Longer ‘Polite at All Costs’  (2020) https://variety.com/2020/music/features/taylor-swift-politics-sundance-documentary-miss-americana-1203471910/ She Pop: Taylor Swift Wants To Ban Access To Your Lady Bits (2009) https://web.archive.org/web/20230626161547/https://bitchmedia.org/post/taylor-swift-wants-to-ban-access-to-your-lady-bits