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Elvis Culture

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Author : Erika Doss
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1999

Elvis Culture written by Erika Doss and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999 with Biography & Autobiography categories.

Doss (fine arts and American studies, U. of Colorado-Boulder) examines the image of Elvis from a number of perspectives, including as a religious icon honored in household shrines, as a sexual fantasy for women and men, as an inspiration for impersonators, as a not- altogether positive emblem of whiteness for many blacks, and as a commodity to be protected by Elvis Presley Enterprises. Bandw illustrations. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Images Of Elvis Presley In American Culture 1977 1997

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Author : George Plasketes
language : en
Publisher: Psychology Press
Release Date : 1997

Images Of Elvis Presley In American Culture 1977 1997 written by George Plasketes and has been published by Psychology Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997 with Biography & Autobiography categories.

Was Al Gore only half-kidding at the 1992 Democratic Convention when he compared Bill Clinton to "the King?" Why does Elvis's name and image still pop up in so many movies, television shows, and songs? From black velvet paintings, comic books, and postage stamps to impersonators, movie characters, and sports stars, Images of Elvis Presley in American Culture, 1977--1997 provides a surprisingly broad vista from which to view American popular culture. An insightful exploration of America's overwhelming and enduring cultural fascination with the expanding and elusive Elvis myth, this book combines historical, textual, and sociocultural analysis with a wide range of resource materials to examine the many images of Elvis in American culture. Focusing on the period following his death in 1977 up to the present, Elvis Presley in American Culture, 1977--1997 informs and entertains popular readers and academicians in American studies, popular culture, radio/television/film, sociology, music, and 20th-century American history. Elvis fans ("Elfans") and collectors of Elvis Presley materials and memorabilia also need to add this perspective-enhancing book to your personal libraries. Author George Plasketes shows us how representations, reflections, responses, and references to Elvis in art, artifacts, film, video, television, music, performance, literature, memorabilia, and alleged sightings, continue to make American culture a "mystery terrain" of endless "Elvistas." The repetition of these images is a link to our cultural identity. Elvis Presley in American Culture, 1977--1997 provides the necessary critical analysis and the resource guide to the various representations of Elvis during the past 20 years, to give readers an engaging and informative way to pursue and interpret the expansive and ever-evolving Elvis myth and its importance to American popular culture.

Biography

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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2000

Biography written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000 with Biography categories.

Inventing Elvis

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Author : Mathias Haeussler
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2020-12-10

Inventing Elvis written by Mathias Haeussler and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-12-10 with History categories.

Elvis Presley stands tall as perhaps the supreme icon of 20th-century U.S. culture. But he was perceived to be deeply un-American in his early years as his controversial adaptation of rhythm and blues music and gyrating on-stage performances sent shockwaves through Eisenhower's conservative America and far beyond. This book explores Elvis Presley's global transformation from a teenage rebel figure into one of the U.S.'s major pop-cultural embodiments from a historical perspective. It shows how Elvis's rise was part of an emerging transnational youth culture whose political impact was heavily conditioned by the Cold War. As well as this, the book analyses Elvis's stint as G.I. soldier in West Germany, where he acted as an informal ambassador for the so-called American way of life and was turned into a deeply patriotic figure almost overnight. Yet, it also suggests that Elvis's increasingly synonymous identity with U.S. culture ultimately proved to be a double-edged sword, as the excesses of his superstardom and personal decline seemingly vindicated long-held stereotypes about the allegedly materialistic nature of U.S. society. Tracing Elvis's story from his unlikely rise in the 1950s right up to his tragic death in August 1977, this book offers a riveting account of changing U.S. identities during the Cold War, shedding fresh light on the powerful role of popular music and consumerism in shaping images of the United States during the cultural struggle between East and West.

Elvismania

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Author : Triumph Books
language : en
Publisher: Triumph Books (IL)
Release Date : 2002

Elvismania written by Triumph Books and has been published by Triumph Books (IL) this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002 with Antiques & Collectibles categories.

It all started in 1956 and even Elvis' death hasn't stopped it. The estate of Elvis Presley is top grossing among entertainment artists today. This fan's pictorial celebrates it all.

The Greenwood Guide To American Popular Culture Pulp And Dime Novels Through Young Adult Fiction

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Author : M. Thomas Inge
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2002

The Greenwood Guide To American Popular Culture Pulp And Dime Novels Through Young Adult Fiction written by M. Thomas Inge and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002 with Popular culture categories.

Elvis After Elvis

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Author : Gilbert B. Rodman
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2013-10-18

Elvis After Elvis written by Gilbert B. Rodman and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-10-18 with Art categories.

'For a dead man, Elvis Presley is awfully noisy. His body may have failed him in 1977, but today his spirit, his image, and his myths do more than live on: they flourish, they thrive, they multiply.' Why is Elvis Presley so ubiquitous a presence in US culture? Why does he continue to enjoy a cultural prominence that would be the envy of the most heavily publicized living celebrities? In Elvis after Elvis Gil Rodman traces the myriad manifestations of The King in popular and not-so-popular culture. He asks why Elvis continues to defy our expectations of how dead stars are supposed to behave: Elvis not only refuses to go away, he keeps showing up in places where he seemingly doesn't belong. Rodman draws upon an extensive and eclectic body of Elvis 'sightings', from Elvis's appearances at the heart of the 1992 Presidential campaign to the debate over his worthiness as a subject for a postage stamp, and from Elvis's central role in furious debates about racism and the appropriation of African-American music to the world of Elvis impersonators and the importance of Graceland as a place of pilgrimage for Elvis fans and followers. Rodman shows how Elvis has become inseparable from many of the defining myths of US culture, enmeshed with the American dream and the very idea of the 'United States', caught up in debates about race, gender and sexuality and in the wars over what constitutes a national culture.

Journal Of American Culture

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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1998

Journal Of American Culture written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998 with Comparative civilization categories.

Studies In Popular Culture

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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2003

Studies In Popular Culture written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003 with Popular culture categories.

St James Encyclopedia Of Popular Culture

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Author : Tom Pendergast
language : en
Publisher: Saint James Press
Release Date : 2000

St James Encyclopedia Of Popular Culture written by Tom Pendergast and has been published by Saint James Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000 with History categories.

Contains essays that provide information on various elements of popular culture in the United States during the twentieth century, covering the major areas of film, music, print culture, social life, sports, television and radio, and art and performance. Arranged alphabetically from A-to-D.