00:00 (indistinct chatter)
00:03 - Taylor Swift and literature.
00:05 - Okay, and where all the important messages
00:07 and admin and that kind of thing get sent.
00:09 Any other questions?
00:10 - Literature.
00:16 And she's also identified--
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00:27 - I was inspired by Taylor Swift, obviously,
00:37 as in many things I do.
00:39 So I've been a Swiftie fan for many years now.
00:43 And especially when she released "Folklore" and "Evermore",
00:45 I started thinking about the connections
00:47 between her work and literature.
00:49 Yeah.
00:53 - Right, okay, I'm glad you said that.
00:55 Come to me.
00:56 (indistinct chatter)
00:59 Don't worry if you feel kind of left out.
01:03 That's totally fine.
01:04 I'll try and keep my voice--
01:06 Are directed at a particular reader or listener.
01:09 So I will be asking you to do a few songs,
01:11 read a few things, a few, casually read a few novels.
01:13 And I'll be telling you that in seminar--
01:16 - Like I've heard other people say,
01:18 like people look down on Taylor Swift,
01:19 but I just love the fact that you look at like,
01:22 these old historical works through the lens of how,
01:25 does it influence the now?
01:27 How does this mundane song,
01:28 how is it influenced by like old,
01:30 very popular literature throughout history?
01:32 (indistinct chatter)
01:36 - Everyone's entitled to their opinion,
01:50 but I actually think it kind of reinforces
01:53 the fact that we need these conversations about,
01:55 what is literature?
01:56 Why does literature matter?
01:57 What is good literature?
01:58 Where does literature come from?
02:00 All of these questions are actually just being raised
02:02 by discourse.
02:03 So I think that's really important.
02:05 - Okay, but if there isn't any more,
02:07 then I'll go and find some more.
02:09 Please write your name, right, Vanessa?
02:11 So I'll circulate some paper here.
02:14 There is a big marker pen.
02:15 Write as big and bold as possible.
02:17 So you don't wanna move around a bit,
02:19 so you're sitting next to someone.
02:20 There'll be quite a lot of group discussion.
02:22 Yeah, just bear with me while I try and navigate that.
02:24 This is not a lecture.
02:26 Firstly, I wanna think about the fact
02:27 that Swift herself identified...
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