Elvis Culture

Erika Doss is director of the American Studies program and professor of fine arts at the University of Colorado, Boulder, and the author of Spirit Poles and Flying Pigs: Public Art and Cultural Democracy in American Communities.

An intelligent cultural analysis of one of this century's most revered, reviled, and reviewed fan phenomena. - Publishers Weekly; ""An exuberantly detailed and illustrated study that succeeds in demonstrating the complexity of Elvis culture and absolutely compels us to take the fundamental question about popular culture ('Why Elvis?') to heart."" - American Studies; ""A welcome addition to the growing body of work that explores America's star-saturated culture and its effects. For Doss, Elvis has become an important catalyst for diverse Americans' understandings of themselves, their relationships to others, and their experience of the modern world."" - American Quarterly; ""One of the best books on Elvis that I've ever read.... A stellar piece of cultural criticism."" - Gilbert B. Rodman, author of Elvis after Elvis: The Posthumous Career of a Living Legend ""The book itself is a remarkable Presley artifact,"" - New York Times Book Review; ""Offers rich insights into the culture and logic of fandom."" - Lynn Spigel, author of Make Room for TV; ""A fascinating account and a great read!"" - Elaine Tyler May, author of Homeward Bound