June 23, 2025

Research Centre for Communication and Culture (CECC), Human Sciences School, Universidade Católica Portuguesa

Deadline: May 5, 2025

CECC will be hosting a conference on Taylor Swift and the Art of Meaning-Making: Communities, Affect and Storytelling on 23 June 2025.

This conference will explore the Taylor Swift phenomenon and gather scholars working at the intersection of media, literary, cultural, and political studies to explore Taylor Swift’s role in meaning-making processes.

Anonymized abstracts of no more than 500 words (not including references), as well as a short bio should be sent to taylorswiftconference@gmail.com by 5 May 2025. Submissions from early-career researchers and Ph.D. and M.A. students are welcome.

For full details, please visit the conference website: https://taylorswiftconfere.wixsite.com/cecc

Organization: Carla Ganito, Patrícia Tavares, Cátia Ferreira, Naíde Müller, and João Simão

Research Centre for Communication and Culture (CECC), Human Sciences School, Universidade Católica Portuguesa