Swiftlit

Today’s episode is another installment of Marvelous Motifs where I’ll dive into the usage of colors throughout Taylor’s discography! 🌈 Follow on Instagram and Twitter/X at swiftlitpodcast! Have a question, comment or topic idea? Email swiftlitpodcast@gmail.com

On today’s episode I’ll look at the various characters, voices and selves that appear throughout Taylor Swift’s discography. Once again I will use Bakhtin and Bruner’s ideas of heteroglossia and creation of self to examine Swift’s work with characters and voices.  Texts mentioned in this episode are: Discourse In The Novel by Mikhail Bakhtin and Making Stories: Law, Literature, Life by Jerome Brun...

On today's episode I will explore a handful of songs written in the Quill, Fountain and Glitter Gel Pen styles! Taylor's NSAI Speech Follow on Instagram and Twitter/X at swiftlitpodcast! Have a question, comment or topic idea? Email swiftlitpodcast@gmail.com

On today’s episode I’ll examine how the reputation album and era introduced a new persona and by extension a new voice for Taylor Swift. Using Jerome Bruner’s idea of Creation of Self, Mikhail Bakhtin’s concept of heteroglossia and Roland Barthes’ Death of the Author, I will discuss how Swift created this new persona and adhered to it throughout the era.  Texts mentioned in this episode are: Disco...

On today’s episode I’ll crack open the 1989 vault! Listen along as I analyze each track, examine parallels and give my initial reactions to the songs.  Follow on Instagram and Twitter/X at swiftlitpodcast! Have a question, comment or topic idea? Email swiftlitpodcast@gmail.com

Happy 1989 (Taylor’s Version) release day! On this special holiday episode of Swiftlit I will continue exploring Swift’s use of motifs. Today’s topic: the idea of being haunted and ghosts👻🎃!  Follow on Instagram and Twitter/X at swiftlitpodcast! Have a question, comment or topic idea? Email swiftlitpodcast@gmail.com

Introducing Marvelous Motifs a mini-series where I’ll trace a particular motif throughout Taylor’s discography. On today’s episode I will focus on how Swift uses hands and physical contact to demonstrate love.  Follow on Instagram and Twitter/X at swiftlitpodcast! Have a question, comment or topic idea? Email swiftlitpodcast@gmail.com

On the first episode of Swiflit I’ll dive into Taylor Swift’s discography using feminist literary theories. I’ll explore Swift’s evolution regarding other women in her works, the ways she spins classic fairytales on their heads, how she portrays female rage and everything in between.  Feminist Theories mentioned in this episode are: bell hooks’ Feminism is for Everybody , Kate Millett’s Sexual Pol...