Teaching with Taylor Swift
Pedagogical Approaches to Taylor Swift in the 21st-Century Classroom
Teaching with Taylor Swift
Pedagogical Approaches to Taylor Swift in the 21st-Century Classroom
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Description
Identifying theoretical and practical approaches to incorporate one of the 21st century's most popular artists into the classroom, Teaching with Taylor allows instructors to channel existing passion about and interest in Taylor Swift.
This educational text offers readers theoretical approaches, pedagogical justifications, and practical models for incorporating Taylor Swift into their pedagogy across the curriculum and across various levels of instruction. The intention is to take advantage of existing knowledge and excitement students (and many instructors) have about Swift as an artist, public figure, and source of constant media coverage, and use those factors to explore Swift as an incredibly useful, versatile subject of study for modern pedagogy.
The volume is divided into several sections focusing on: 1) theoretical approaches to teaching with Swift globally; 2) teaching with Swift in an English studies context; 3) grappling with racial and cultural identities in a Swift pedagogical context; 4) teaching with Swift in curricula/departments across disciplines as varied as Spanish, religion, and gender studies; and 5) shorter, praxis-focused essays that detail specific Swift-focused assignments ranging from classroom activities to longer-form and more in-depth student work. This collection offers a compilation of thoughtful, theoretically informed, and practical approaches to teaching concepts as far-ranging as lyrical analysis, narrative medicine, public theology, cultural integration vs. cultural appropriation, the rhetoric of conspiracy theories, media savvy, karmic feminism, and much more.
Table of Contents
Kaitlin Clinnin
Introduction Exploring the Benefits, Challenges, and Possibilities of Teaching with Taylor Swift
Kim Hensley Owens and Devori Kimbro
I. Why Teach Taylor Swift?
Chapter 1 “Fighting Dragons with You”: An Interdisciplinary Cultural Studies Approach to Teaching Taylor Swift
Emily January
Chapter 2 "Mr. Superior Thinking”: Challenging Hierarchies of Taste and Learning to Love What You Love (Taylor's Version)
Noël Ingram
Chapter 3 In Defense of Taylor (and her Swifties)
Heidi Giffin
II. English Studies & Theory
Chapter 4 A 'True' Fan Could Say That: How to Encourage Fans to Engage with Critique
K.C. Monthie
Chapter 5 Framing Discourse Communities with Swiftie Lenses
Juliette Holder
Chapter 6 Masterminds and Meaning-Making: Taylor Swift, QAnon, and Inquiry
Jenna Harte
Chapter 7 Poetic Lyrics and Easter Eggs: Taylor Swift Comes to Scunthorpe
Aidan Norrie
Chapter 8 From Jonathan Swift to Taylor Swift: A Swiftie's Approach to Teaching the Eighteenth Century
Bridget Donnelly
Chapter 9 "The “Master of Spin”: Using Taylor Swift to Meddle with Mad Studies"
Chloe Bond & Amber Moore
III. Race & Culture
Chapter 10 Swifties of Color in the College Classroom: Letters on Race and Pedagogical Possibilities of Taylor Swift
Lisa Delacruz Combs & Jacob Wong-Campbell
Chapter 11 "Karma Is My Boyfriend”: Teaching Karmic Feminism with Taylor Swift in the Indian Classroom
Puja Raj
IV. Teaching Taylor across the Curriculum
Chapter 12 Designing and Teaching Spanish for Swiftie Purposes (Taylor's Version)
Alyssia Miller De Rutté
Chapter 13 Teaching Scripture with Taylor Swift: Three Examples from Undergraduate Bible Courses
Alexander P. Thompson
Chapter 14 “You Are What You Love”: Taylor Swift as Public Theologian and the Formation of Core Values in First-Year College Students
Alex Hendrickson
V. Praxis
Chapter 15 “The Teenage Love Triangle”: An Introduction to Fragmented Narrative
Lydia Ezell Cooper and Emmy Brown
Chapter 16 Reliving for the Hope of It All: Navigating Difficult Discussions Through Song
Sebastian J. Langdell
Chapter 17 The Tortured Communication Department: Media Criticism and Fearless Self-Discovery
Chandra K. Massner & Megan Childress
Chapter 18 “Hey Kids! Spelling is Fun!”: Using Taylor Swift to Bring Joy Back into the Classroom
Emily L. Newman
Chapter 19 “And He Never Thinks of Me”: Taylor Swift as a Tool for Teaching Research in the Writing Classroom
Destiny Brugman
Chapter 20 "This Is Why We Can't Have Stuffy Curriculum: Teaching Swift Alongside Classics in High School English Classrooms
Mahailey Oliver
Index
Product details
| Published | Dec 10 2026 |
|---|---|
| Format | Hardback |
| Edition | 1st |
| Pages | 304 |
| ISBN | 9798216474661 |
| Imprint | Bloomsbury Academic |
| Dimensions | 9 x 6 inches |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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