Are we taking Taylor Swift too seriously? Academics have gathered in Melbourne to discuss the world-conquering pop star. Some think she should remain in the tabloids.
Academics meet to study ‘godlike superstar’
On top of the world: Last year Swift became a billionaire and Time magazine's Person of the Year. Glossary
Grammys - The most prestigious award in the US music industry. The trophy is shaped like a gilded gramophone. Last year, Billie Eilish won most of the main awards.
Super Bowl - An American football match played each year to decide which team is the best in the country.
Melbourne - The capital of the state of Victoria, and Australia’s second largest city after Sydney.
CPR - Short for cardiopulmonary resuscitation. An emergency procedure that is used to save someone's life if their breathing or heart stops.
Colonialism - This refers not only to the material realities of colonial rule, but also to the mindset of the colonising powers and their ways of justifying empire. Most Europeans believed that empire was a moral good, because it imparted 'civilisation' to 'primitive' cultures and so helped them to develop.
Seismic - Of enormous size or effect.