2014 was the year that consolidated Taylor Swift’s shift from country to pop music, a change that led her to become one of the biggest female pop stars in the world. Over the last decade, she has asserted herself as a music celebrity (singer, songwriter, and performer), a brand, and a businesswoman. Moreover, she has been able to navigate stardom and her relationship with her fans. Fandom is a very important dimension of the Taylor Swift phenomenon.
This conference aims to convene scholars working at the intersection of media, literary, cultural, and political studies to explore Taylor Swift’s role in meaning-making processes.