Kristen O'Rourke

PhD English student at ODU. Research interests: The Female Detective, Swiftie studies, pop culture and literature. Book nerd. Swiftie. South Paw. Mainah.

[Kristen O'Rourke @KORourkeWrites]

*cheers in Swiftie* Happy to announce I will be presenting a lyrical analysis of Taylor Swift’s evolving relationship to celebrity as a “famous female” at this year’s @SWPACA in February. And yes, I will have friendship bracelets! ❤️ #Swifties @taylornation13 @taylorswift13

[Kristen O'Rourke @KORourkeWrites]

@craigmcmullen53 I think it’s actually “The Paper” … which is an Office spin off set in Ohio!

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@DrAllyLouks Preordered! Can’t wait to dive into this!

[Kristen O'Rourke @KORourkeWrites]

@curaffairs Kind of hypocritical to imply Fallon is the late night version of “slop” and then not credit the AI used to generate the slop writing…

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@orsonscottcard @thomas_garrard Read this book aloud with my son earlier this year as it’s been one of my favorites since I read it when I was 15.

[Kristen O'Rourke @KORourkeWrites]

Got preliminary approval to pursue my dissertation focused on the development of the female detective as a character and a genre in 19th c. lit!

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@MorriganReading @megabooknook A move she learned from her mother’s writing—Mary Wollstonecraft wrote “Vindication of the Rights of Women” for male audiences and her central argument is that it will benefit men themselves (and empire, a male-centric concern) if they allow women formal educations…

[Kristen O'Rourke @KORourkeWrites]

@kush07_ Hamlet has 5 acts—this was only 1 and 2…

[Kristen O'Rourke @KORourkeWrites]

@TheSwiftSociety The statue is Themis, the Greek goddess of Justice!

[Kristen O'Rourke @KORourkeWrites]

@SwiftiesHQs That’s Themis, the goddess of justice as the statue!!

[Kristen O'Rourke @KORourkeWrites]

@swifferupdates It’s all the Max Martin songs from Rep…
“THEY DON’T MAKE LOYALTY LIKE THEY USED TO”

[Kristen O'Rourke @KORourkeWrites]

Tickets ✅Bracelets ✅ Outfit: In progress ✨

Can’t wait! ❤️‍🔥 @taylorswift13 @taylornation13 #TSTheOfficialReleasePartyOfAShowgirl

[Taylor Swift @taylorswift13]

I hereby invite you to a *dazzling* soirée, The Official Release Party of a Showgirl: Oct 3 - Oct 5 only in cinemas! You’ll get to see the exclusive world premiere of the music video for my new single “The Fate of Ophelia”, along with never before seen behind-the-scenes footage of how we made it, cut by cut explanations of what inspired this music, and the brand new lyric videos from my new album The Life of a Showgirl ❤️‍🔥

Looks like it’s time to brush off that Eras Tour outfit or orange cardigan… Tickets are on sale now. Dancing is optional but very much encouraged 💃

Showtimes may vary, so check your local listings. Tickets are limited https://t.co/iK2QuvEqEK

[Kristen O'Rourke @KORourkeWrites]

@NathanCHubbard Same!!!

[Kristen O'Rourke @KORourkeWrites]

In honor of #TSTheLifeofaShowgirl : a list of all the songs in @taylorswift ‘s discography that reference fame either directly or metaphorically:

[Kristen O'Rourke @KORourkeWrites]

So excited to share the insanity of a new album drop and full-on Swiftie mania with my mini-Swiftie❤️‍🔥 @taylorswift13 @taylornation13 #TSTheLifeofaShowGirl

[Kristen O'Rourke @KORourkeWrites]

🧡❤️‍🔥!

[David Perell @david_perell]

Ezra Klein: Writers who outsource their research to AI operate on a flawed model of how the mind works.

[Kristen O'Rourke @KORourkeWrites]

Best part of my PhD journey so far! Presenting at SWPACA Summer Salon in June! @taylornation13 @taylorswift13 #swpaca

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@tweetsricochet @folk_more13 Also-that song is littered with Beauty and the Beast references so the rose is also an image that recalls the fairy tale of the petals slowly wilting as the hope for love and redemption fades as years past…

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@Ponar15 Taylor grew up in the aughts- a toxic media landscape where the explosion of paparazzi, camera phones, and celebrity blogging culture literally landed Britney, Lindsey, Paris etc. in asylums and conservatorships because of how brutally they were depicted!

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@tweetsricochet The dartboard image carries metaphorically into the next verse- “hitting their marks” and the “score” have double meaning-both connected to the direction of a film AND references to the (actor) boys her age still playing games with her…