Free Public Presentation
March 9, 2026 (Monday)
1:00 – 3:00 pm
Hybrid presentation
In-person at Hope United Church, 3055 Connaught Ave., Halifax
Online via Zoom webinar
1:00 – 3:00 pm
Hybrid presentation
In-person at Hope United Church, 3055 Connaught Ave., Halifax
Online via Zoom webinar
TAYLOR SWIFT'S AMAZING SOCIETAL INFLUENCE
Taylor Swift’s influence and wealth are staggering, her reach, spectacularly global. Her appeal to hundreds of millions of people, her power and her influence are astounding. Celebrity is a social construct, the product of the public’s interactions with the entertainment industry, and in this Swift stands out. Anthropologist Rylan Higgins will explore Swift as a global celebrity juggernaut, unpack the complexity of Swift’s celebrity status, and describe the impact of that status.
Taylor Swift’s influence and wealth are staggering, her reach, spectacularly global. Her appeal to hundreds of millions of people, her power and her influence are astounding. Celebrity is a social construct, the product of the public’s interactions with the entertainment industry, and in this Swift stands out. Anthropologist Rylan Higgins will explore Swift as a global celebrity juggernaut, unpack the complexity of Swift’s celebrity status, and describe the impact of that status.
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RYLAN HIGGINS is a Professor of Anthropology and the Associate Dean of Arts at Saint Mary’s University. He encourages students to reflect on their own lives and the influences, such as Taylor Swift, on the society in which they live.
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Land Acknowledgement
We acknowledge that we are in Mi’kma’ki, the ancestral and unceded territory of the Mi’kmaq People. This territory is protected by the Treaties of Peace and Friendship that did not surrender Indigenous land, resources or sovereignty but instead established rules for an ongoing relationship between nations. Further, we recognize and commit to addressing the need for continual engagement and learning in the spirit of Peace and Friendship and in the work of Truth and Reconciliation. Msit No’kmaq. (All My Relations}