The free Fanposium at Melbourne’s majestic Capitol Theatre will give the community the chance to hear from leading music and culture experts on the Taylor Swift phenomenon, and to watch the first Australian public screening of the 2020 Miss Americana documentary.
The event has been created by RMIT University as a kick-off to the Swiftposium – a three-day academic conference at the University of Melbourne on Sunday 11-Tuesday 13 February – which attracted more than 400 submissions. The Fanposium, presented by Swiftposium in collaboration with University of Melbourne, will be hosted by RMIT University at The Capitol in Melbourne’s CBD.
Panel experts include fan studies and music industry researchers, Dr Catherine Strong (RMIT) and Dr Liz Giuffre (UTS), and one of Australia's most renowned music writers, Cameron Adams, who recently produced the ‘Taylor Swift – Eras’ special on his Behind The Hits podcast.
But with Taylor Swift analysis not just confined to academia, Fanposium will also feature presentations from fans, selected from the Swiftposium conference submissions.
Professor Lisa Given, one of the organisers and Director of RMIT’s Social Change Enabling Impact Platform, is thrilled to announce the Fanposium.
“Fanposium will kick off a week-long carnival of Taylor Swift events in the lead up to Taylor Swift herself at the Eras tour concerts in Melbourne,” said Given.
“We have some of the world’s leading experts in music and pop culture in Melbourne.
“Fanposium will give fans and anyone interested an opportunity to engage in analysis from academics and people in the music industry who can offer a behind-the-scenes look at Swift’s legacy.”
