Dr. Heidi R. Lewis

David & Lucile Packard Professor of Feminist & Gender Studies at Colorado College, Inaugural Editor-in-Chief of Oxford Bibliographies in Gender & Women's Studies, and Series Editor of Expanding Frontiers: Interdisciplinary Approaches to Studies of Women, Gender, and Sexuality

Leave the “Blank Space” Blank: Taylor Swift, Dating Violence, & Gender Role Performance

Dr. Heidi R. Lewis

When her princess love stories go astray, Swift’s lyrics and videos not only reinforce the stereotype of women as dependent and over-emotional but also enter the dark realms of domestic violence. With such a young fan following, Taylor Swift and her ‘Blank Space’ phenomenon are teaching the dangerous tale of revenge, domestic violence, and weakness to teenage girls one YouTube view at a time.
—Trina Reynolds-Tyler, Spencer Spotts, Amairani Alamillo, Susie Simmons, and Hannah Seabright

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Dr. Heidi R. Lewis

David & Lucile Packard Professor of Feminist & Gender Studies at Colorado College, Inaugural Editor-in-Chief of Oxford Bibliographies in Gender & Women’s Studies, and Series Editor of Expanding Frontiers: Interdisciplinary Approaches to Studies of Women, Gender, and Sexuality