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Taylor Swift and the end of the Hollywood writers strike – a tale of two media narratives

  • Written by Aarushi Bhandari, Assistant Professor of Sociology, Davidson College
Taylor Swift and the end of the Hollywood writers strike – a tale of two media narrativesTaylor Swift cheers as the Kansas City Chiefs play the Chicago Bears on Sept. 24, 2023.David Eulitt/Getty Images

This fall, I’ve been starting my sociology classes by asking my students to share some uplifting news they’ve come across.

On Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2023, they were abuzz about Taylor Swift’s appearance at the Kansas City...

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