[ecrea] New Perspectives on Elvis: A One-Day International Conference

*New Perspectives on Elvis:*

*A One-Day International Conference*

Memphis Public Library,

21 August 2017, start: 10.15am

16 August 2017 will be the fortieth anniversary of the death of Elvis 
Presley, one of the most popular and controversial music makers of the 
twentieth century. ‘New Perspectives on Elvis’ is a day-long 
international event held at the Memphis Public Library. The aim is to 
offer fresh perspectives on the Memphis icon, not only grounding him in 
the context of his place and time, but also interpreting him in relation 
to developments both inside and outside the academy. Paper proposals are 
invited on a range of topics. As well as class, race and gender, these 
could include but are not limited to:

Elvis Presley and…

·      Recent understandings of nation and region (the South and the 
American dream).

·      Work on modernity (for example the Cold War, leisure, military 
service, the night).

·      Contemporary research on childhood, age and generational memory.

·      New analyses of music and media technology (for example studio 
recording, radio formats, remixes, social media).

·      Developments in celebrity studies.

·      Recent advances in studying the music industry: live music, 
merchandising.

·      Popular music studies scholarship on genre or canonicity (for 
example, jazz).

·      New research on vocality and the voice.

·      Insights from fashion studies.

·      Discussions of participatory culture, social media or fan phenomena.

·      Research on heritage tourism.

·      Cultural theory: understanding Elvis in relation to Derrida, etc.

·      New questions in research methodology.

·      Studies of musical taste (for example work on easy listening, the 
middlebrow, opera).

Places are limited. Papers will be a standard 20 minutes plus 10 minutes 
for questions. Please submit abstracts of less than 300 words for 
proposed presentations with equally short bios to 
(m.duffett /at/ chester.ac.uk) <mailto:(m.duffett /at/ chester.ac.uk)> before 27 March 
2017. Successful applicants will be notified by 5 April 2017. The 
registration fee for this event is $100.

*Advisory Committee:*

Michael Bertrand, Tennessee State University

Claude Chastagner, University Paul Valery, France

Sara Cohen, University of Liverpool

Neil Nehring, University of Texas at Austin


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