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Taylor Swift

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You Belong to Me

It isn’t Taylor Swift who is queer: it’s us

February 28, 2024 • by Claire Potter
It is the queerness of fandom, not the artist, that helps us understand Taylor Swift better. ...

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You Belong to Me
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Taylor Swift, the Modern Alcibiades

We think we know who the pop star is. But does Plato know better?

February 27, 2024 • by Jack Condie
Much ink has been spilled on whether she’s a feminist hero or ruthless capitalist villain. I think she’s a modern day Alcibiades. ...

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Taylor Swift, the Modern Alcibiades
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The Mysteries of Taylor Swift

A symposium on a theologico-political phenomenon

February 27, 2024 • by Jack Condie, Simon Critchley, Gwenda-lin Grewal and James Miller
In this Taylor Swift symposium, New School philosophers and critical theorists dissect the mysteries of the pop star....

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