swifties Archives - Empoword Journalism https://empowordjournalism.co.uk/tag/swifties/ Led by women. Uniting and empowering journalists across the globe. Sun, 04 Aug 2024 16:32:41 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1 Fandom and Identity Formation https://empowordjournalism.co.uk/all-articles/fandom-and-identity-formation/ https://empowordjournalism.co.uk/all-articles/fandom-and-identity-formation/#respond Sun, 04 Aug 2024 16:32:41 +0000 https://www.empowordjournalism.co.uk/?p=57547 The role of "fandom" in identity formation has grown substantially in importance with the rise of the digital age. Passive media consumption has transformed into these communities actively creating content themselves and building relationships with other fans.

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]]> https://empowordjournalism.co.uk/all-articles/fandom-and-identity-formation/feed/ 0 The Taylor Swift Multiverse: a Strength or Weakness? https://empowordjournalism.co.uk/all-articles/opinion/the-taylor-swift-multiverse-a-strength-or-weakness/ https://empowordjournalism.co.uk/all-articles/opinion/the-taylor-swift-multiverse-a-strength-or-weakness/#respond Sun, 02 Jun 2024 21:14:05 +0000 https://www.empowordjournalism.co.uk/?p=58512 In her latest, most confessional album, The Tortured Poets Department, Taylor Swift illuminates the parasocial relationship between her and her audience. This begs the question: Is the singer's greatest strength her ability to create a shared Swift multiverse with her fans, or is it becoming a hindrance? 

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]]> https://empowordjournalism.co.uk/all-articles/opinion/the-taylor-swift-multiverse-a-strength-or-weakness/feed/ 0 When Fandom Goes Too Far: Have Taylor Swift Fans Become Toxic? https://empowordjournalism.co.uk/all-articles/when-fandom-goes-too-far-have-taylor-swift-fans-become-toxic/ https://empowordjournalism.co.uk/all-articles/when-fandom-goes-too-far-have-taylor-swift-fans-become-toxic/#respond Mon, 27 May 2024 10:45:46 +0000 https://www.empowordjournalism.co.uk/?p=58615 The release of Taylor Swift’s latest album, The Tortured Poets Department, has shown just how toxic fandoms can be as die-hard Swifties fight back against negative reviews. 

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