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FINAL Lit Review

  Alexis Spurlock  Dr. Vrooman COMM 378 10 December 2021 Ladies Lunching: Songs as Literary Texts  Introduction Until recently, songs were not necessarily thought of or considered as literary texts. While they resemble poetry, many still believe they are two completely separate forms of media and therefore cannot be counted together in the same category. In this paper, I will highlight other’s arguments which attempt to explain why songs lyrics could, in fact, be viewed as literature; as well as analyze and categorize a group of song lyrics written by the musical artist Taylor Swift according to different phases of feminist criticism. By the end, I hope to have a conclusion that determines whether Taylor Swift’s lyrics can be considered a form of literature or not and also how “feminist” they actually are.  Lyrics as Literature Throughout history, pop culture- such as music- and literature have been kept apart, being seen as separate things that do not overlap: each ...
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 I gathered my data by looking up the lyrics to the songs Betty, Dorothea, Cardigan, The Last Great American Dynasty, Mad Woman, and No Body, No Crime by Taylor Swift. Once I gathered my data, I analyzed them and sorted them into Showalter’s three phases of feminist writing: Feminine, Feminist, and Female. After analyzing them further, I will attempt to find how these texts portray women’s  desires and the relationship between men and women. I will use writings such as Judith Butlers to help me find these answers. 
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Some Data for Thesis

The Last Great American Dynasty Lyrics Rebekah rode up on the afternoon train It was sunny Her saltbox house on the coast Took her mind off St. Louis Bill was the heir to the Standard Oil name and money And the town said, "How did a middle-class divorcée do it?" The wedding was charming, if a little gauche There's only so far new money goes They picked out a home and called it "Holiday House" Their parties were tasteful, if a little loud The doctor had told him to settle down It must have been her fault his heart gave out And they said "There goes the last great American dynasty" "Who knows if she never showed up, what could've been" "There goes the maddest woman this town has ever seen" "She had a marvelous time ruinin' everything" Rebekah gave up on the Rhode Island set Forever Flew in all her Bitch Pack friends from the city Filled the pool with champagne and swam with the big names And blew through the money on...
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Lit Review

  Alexis Spurlock  Dr. Vrooman COMM 378 17 October 2021 Ladies Lunching: Songs as Literary Texts  Introduction Until recently, songs were not necessarily thought of or considered as literary texts. While they resemble poetry, many still believe they are two completely separate forms of media and therefore cannot be counted together in the same category. In this paper, I will attempt to explain why songs lyrics could, in fact, be viewed as literature; as well as make a case for feminist literature in particular and how it can be applied to song lyrics written by the musical artist Taylor Swift.  Songs as Literature Throughout history, pop culture- such as music- and literature have been kept apart, being seen as separate things that do not overlap: each staying in its respective field. However, in 2016, this way of thinking was contested when Bob Dylan, a famous singer-songwriter, was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature “for having created new poetic expressions wit...
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