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In Search Of Elvis: Music, Race, Art, Religion

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The International Conference on Elvis Presley, convened at the University of Mississippi in August, transformed a rock and roll icon into a scholarly phenomenon. Educators, artists, and Elvis aficionados from across the world?plus over one hundred internationally based reporters?collected on Oxford, Mississippi, soil to analyze and celebrate Elvis' impact on the world stage.From this conference, which became front page New York Times Magazine news, springs this book, the best and brightest essays and artwork swirling around the cultural, social, political, and iconographic figure of Elvis Presley. Discussed within are such topics as Elvis as Southerner, Elvis as sign system, Elvis' multicultural audiences, Elvis and rockabilly, Elvis as redneck, the Elvis oeuvre, and Elvis' religious roots. Taken together, In Search of Elvis represents a daring and groundbreaking academic analysis. Richly illustrated with original Elvis-inspired artwork, this book captures the subterranean essence of one of the most phenomenal artists to have ever lived.

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In a case of life imitates art, an entire field of Elvis studies has sprung up since the idea of such a discipline was first put forward in Don Delillo's 1985 novel White Noise. While much of the literature in this area is dry regurgitation of contemporary critical theories applied dogmatically to Elvis's career, life, and influence, In Search of Elvis takes a more personal approach. Though it is every bit as intellectually rigorous as more purely academic works, it is also full of readable and original essays that focus on their authors' relation to the Elvis phenomenon. Will Campbell talks about his "redneck" background and how Elvis came to be the paradigm of that culture; Howard Finster, a folk artist whose work often features Elvis, writes a sermon on "Alvis," his religionized version of the King; and Ernst Jorgenson tells what it was like to be a Danish Elvis fan in the early '60s. Other essays focus on race, sexuality, and other such trendy topics without becoming simple exercises in the application of fashionable theories.

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Any with an interest in Elvis trivia or information will find this a fun folk consideration which includes essays and facts on the music, art, and other manifestations of Elvis Presley. This packs in facts about the musician and adds a cultural/social flair lacking in musical guides to the artist. -- Midwest Book Review

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Language ‏ : ‎ English
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0813329876
Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.75 x 9 inches; 15.98 Ounces
Publication date ‏ : ‎ January 10, 1997
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Westview Press
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0813329871
Release date ‏ : ‎ January 10, 1997

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It is a fun book whether you are an Elvis fan or not.

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When I saw this book in a book store in the late 90s, I could not resist buying it. I am not an Elvis fan, yet I am a scholar of religion and popular culture; the subtitle caught my interest: Music-Race-Art-Religion. I read the book while on vacation that year, thoroughly enjoying the mix of testimony about the 'religion' of Elvis from serious academic writers to the work of Howard Finster, for example, in his down-to-earth "Sermon on Alvis (sic)." Moreover, this book introduced me to Outsider Artists, which I continue to introduce to my students (using this book). The book includes many photographs of Elvis throughout his life, in which one can see his 'race' becoming whiter. It is a fun book whether you are an Elvis fan or not.

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