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 doesnt belong.Rodman draws upon an extensive and eclectic body of Elvis sightings; from Elviss appearances at the heart of the 1992 Presidential campaign to the debate over his worthiness as a subject for a postage stamp; and from Elviss 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.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Five StarsBy sparkyBeautiful book1 of 2 people found the following review helpful. A very well-written text by a visionary art critic.By Don CrisostomoLeo Steinberg was an art critic who was very well regarde in his field of branching the subjects of Christian art and sexuality. This seems a controversial point but brings to the fore; the topics of Christology; his human-ness and spirit and the nature of thought into depiction of body and soil. Leo Steinberg was truly a visionary and I am so very pleased to have his work to cherish and ponder.6 of 7 people found the following review helpful. mind expanding and provocativeBy FPBthis book remains timely for the student of theology or one who wishes to expand the mind beyond the mundane . The art is beautiful even if the premise is uncomfortable. FPB Ann Arbor