“Swiftposium”: Australia to host academic conference on Taylor Swift

Australia is set to fulfil student Swifties’ wildest dreams when it hosts an international academic symposium in 2024 devoted to the global cultural and economic impact of Taylor Swift. The three-day “Swiftposium”, hosted by the University of Melbourne from 11 to 13 February 2024, coincides with the singer’s Eras tour, which kicks off in Australia at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on 16 February. Organised by scholars from seven Australian and New Zealand universities, Swiftposium is billed as an “academic conference for scholars to engage in critical dialogue about Swift’s popularity and its profound implications for a range of issues including gender, fandom, popular culture, literature, the economy, the music industry, and more”.

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conference 会议

academic conference 学院研讨会

fulfil 实现；满足

symposium 讨论会；研讨会

Swiftposium 合成词，斯威夫特研讨会

deote 献身；投入（vote- = vow，发誓；加强发誓，也就是投入）

coincide 与什么同步（co- 共同，in- 使，cid- 落下）

scholar 学者

engage 答应；参加，从事

critical 批判的

dialogue 对话

profound 深远的（found- = base，基础）

implication 含义；暗示；影响