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“Shake It Off” & the post-identity politics of post-genre pop

August 29, 2014 · by Robin James · in Uncategorized

This started out as an essay about Taylor Swift’s “Shake It Off” video, but it grew into a larger discussion of post-identity politics and post-genre pop music aesthetics. I’m interested in their common features, values, and practices. Because genre-mixing and…

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