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« Oral exam : Portfolio To what extent is taylor swift's activity impacting american society ? DOCUMENT A) Iconographic document « The Eras Tour film has already grossed more than $100m.

The Taylor Swift economy is unstoppable.

» BBC, 13 October 2023 DOCUMENT B) This is clearly the summer of Taylor Swift.

As the artist crosses the U.S.

on her historic Eras Tour, it’s been nearly impossible to avoid news of her successes.

The cities she’s played in have bent over backwards to accommodate Swift, renaming themselves after her, dedicating benches and streets, declaring her mayor.

Taylor herself, beyond playing 44 songs for nearly three and a half hours every night on stage, has announced albums, premiered music videos, and explored her musical catalog in front of millions of cheering fans (me included).

She’s even caused earthquakes! Miss Swift is officially inescapable.

But has she rescued the U.S. from a recession? […] The Swiftieconomy may be bigger than the economy of Aruba but makes up just 0.04% of the U.S.

economy’s $13 trillion six-month GDP (the Eras Tour ran from March to August 2023, nearly six months). […] Unfortunately, “economic lifesaver” cannot be numbered among Taylor Swift’s other great accomplishments.

While this tour is certainly the best thing many will spend their money on this year, it’s likely much of that money would have been spent without Taylor’s help.

Consumer spending is in line with its historic share of GDP, so the additional spending caused by the Eras Tour is not enough to sway the U.S.

economy. The cultural moment that the Eras Tour created should not be overlooked.

Last night, as she ended her final show in the U.S.

this year, Taylor Swift’s impact was larger than ever, even if it hadn’t meaningfully change GDP. Press.... »