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Elvis Down Under : Simulations of a US Pop Icon in Australian Fiction
2010
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Reading Across the Pacific : Australia-United States Intellectual Histories 2010; (p. 177-193) 'This paper will examine a selection of Australian fiction which features Elvis Presley, or a Presley manqué, as a character. This will include novels and short fiction by Debra Adelaide (A Household Guide to Dying), Julie Capaldo (Weather), Nick Cave (And the Ass Saw the Angel), Gail Jones ('Heartbreak Hotel') and Dorian Mode (A Cafe in Venice). The paper will investigate the capacity of a ubiquitous pop icon such as Presley to absorb and reflect socio-cultural meanings that transcend national boundaries while at the same time affirming elements of national character. In doing so it will consider the meaning and function of trans-national celebrity in a globalised world, and explore why it is that Australian authors—and readers—find a resonance in the figure of Elvis Presley that is seemingly missing from the pop-iconography of their own country.' (Author's abstract) -
At the Megasupermarket
2001
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , June no. 231 2001; (p. 47-48)
— Review of Weather : A Novel 2001 single work novel -
With the Moon and the Stars in Their Heads
2001
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sunday Age , 10 June 2001; (p. 11)
— Review of Weather : A Novel 2001 single work novel ; The Dream Life of Harry Moon : A Novel 2001 single work novel -
Paperbacks
2001
single work
review
— Appears in: Canberra Sunday Times , 10 June 2001; (p. 51)
— Review of Weather : A Novel 2001 single work novel -
Life in Left Field
2001
single work
biography
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 26 May 2001; (p. 19)
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Romantic inclinations
2001
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 24-25 February 2001; (p. 14)
— Review of Weather : A Novel 2001 single work novel ; We Too Shall be Mothers 2001 single work novel -
Paperbacks
2001
single work
review
— Appears in: Canberra Sunday Times , 10 June 2001; (p. 51)
— Review of Weather : A Novel 2001 single work novel -
With the Moon and the Stars in Their Heads
2001
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sunday Age , 10 June 2001; (p. 11)
— Review of Weather : A Novel 2001 single work novel ; The Dream Life of Harry Moon : A Novel 2001 single work novel -
At the Megasupermarket
2001
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , June no. 231 2001; (p. 47-48)
— Review of Weather : A Novel 2001 single work novel -
Elvis Down Under : Simulations of a US Pop Icon in Australian Fiction
2010
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Reading Across the Pacific : Australia-United States Intellectual Histories 2010; (p. 177-193) 'This paper will examine a selection of Australian fiction which features Elvis Presley, or a Presley manqué, as a character. This will include novels and short fiction by Debra Adelaide (A Household Guide to Dying), Julie Capaldo (Weather), Nick Cave (And the Ass Saw the Angel), Gail Jones ('Heartbreak Hotel') and Dorian Mode (A Cafe in Venice). The paper will investigate the capacity of a ubiquitous pop icon such as Presley to absorb and reflect socio-cultural meanings that transcend national boundaries while at the same time affirming elements of national character. In doing so it will consider the meaning and function of trans-national celebrity in a globalised world, and explore why it is that Australian authors—and readers—find a resonance in the figure of Elvis Presley that is seemingly missing from the pop-iconography of their own country.' (Author's abstract) -
Life in Left Field
2001
single work
biography
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 26 May 2001; (p. 19)
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