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A fan walks past posters of Taylor Swift ahead of the official release of Swift’s new album, “The Life of a Showgirl,” at the AMC Metreon in San Francisco on Oct. 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

Taylor Swift and the performative ambiguity of The Life of a Showgirl

Jessalynn Keller, University of Calgary; Aimee Koristka, University of Calgary, and Shena Kaul, University of Calgary

The pop icon’s new album marks a growing debate about the social tensions between feminism and rising conservatism.

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