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Swiftie Scholar conference at UFV explores Taylor Swift’s cultural impact

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Three members of the CHASI team pose for a photo in front a a large heart-shaped decoration hung with purple tinsel.
CHASI research assistants (left to right) Chloe Raible, Navjot Kaur, and Regan Smith at the Swiftie Scholar conference

Swiftie Scholar, an academic conference hosted at UFV on December 5, applied an academic lens to the impact and influence of the mega-star Taylor Swift on the day before her three-night visit to Vancouver. With support from CHASI, the event brought speakers from around the world to share analysis of Swift’s cultural impact with UFV and Fraser Valley community members.

CHASI and the Swiftie Scholar team would like to extend our sincere thanks to everyone who attended the event, whether in-person or online, to all five of our insightful presenters, and to everyone who worked behind the scenes to make the event such a success.

Conference attendees sit around five visible tables in front of a stage. They are looking up at a screen displaying a remote presenter.

hree organizers of the Swiftie Scholar conference pose for a photo around a decoration in pastel colours with a large friendship bracelet banner. The friendship bracelet reads “Swiftie Scholar – UFV’s version.”
Swiftie Scholar organizers (from left to right) Chloe Raible, Madison McKenzie, and Chelsea Klassen.