Love | Taylor Swift Scholar

Saint Stephen I just wrote you a paean: Signifier and signified in Hey Stephen

Swift, a philosopher of language, explores the relationship between a name and what it signifies by fully exploring the meaning of 'Stephen'

Swift's Theology of Noise Music in Our Song

In Our Song, noted music theorist Taylor Swift grapples with the question “What is Music?”

Should've Said Know: Swift's Socratic Masterpiece

Swift, a Platonic philosopher, transforms a story of infidelity into a brilliant illustration of the Socratic idea that Virtue = Knowledge.

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Meet me at Midnight: Liminal Time in Untouchable

Untouchable is the first time that the words “middle of the night” or “midnight” appear in a Taylor Swift song.

Ode on a VHS Tape: Ekphrasis in The Best Day

Swift’s use of ekphrasis to describe a home video elevates this domestic scene to the realm of high art.

She says how she feels, I say nothing: Communication styles in You Belong with Me

Swift’s tour de force You Belong with Me repurposes and perfects themes that she excavated earlier in her oeuvre.

I’m not mad I’m just disappointed: Deconstructionist autocriticism in White Horse

In White Horse, Taylor Swift negates the fairy tale tropes of Love Story. She erases the relationship and writes herself a new role.

Happy Ending or Tragedy Impending? Metafictional Reflection in Love Story

While appearing to celebrate a Love Story, postmodernist poet Taylor Swift uses metafiction to subtly critique the genre.

See the Light : Love as Mutual Sight in Invisible

In Invisible Swift thus reemphasizes the point she made in I’m Only Me When I’m With You. Love, like friendship, is knowing and being known.

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