Rock Gods of the Anthropocene: The Biographical Films of Elvis Presley and Jim Morrison
Reflecting on the biographical films of Elvis Presley and Jim Morrison in relation to recent eco-critical theory and notions of the Anthropocene, we consider the representation of the rock star in the biopic genre and the ways in which music and other filmic elements may communicate ecological mater...
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| description | Reflecting on the biographical films of Elvis Presley and Jim Morrison in relation to recent eco-critical theory and notions of the Anthropocene, we consider the representation of the rock star in the biopic genre and the ways in which music and other filmic elements may communicate ecological material. We consider the links between ecology and rock music, focusing on both the representation of nature in the films and the symbolism of the body as primal, as animal, and as “creaturely poetic” (Pick, 2011: 5). In a comparison between the biopics Elvis (1979, 2010) by John Carpenter and The Doors (1991, 2009) by Oliver Stone, we examine common motifs and the ways in which these differing cultural texts foreground or repress ecological readings of the music and of the cinematic narrative. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-94c424af51c746aa951c8942e059e9cc2022-12-22T02:54:08ZengInternational Association for the Study of Popular MusicIASPM Journal2079-38712017-06-0171718710.5429/2079-3871(2017)v7i1.6enRock Gods of the Anthropocene: The Biographical Films of Elvis Presley and Jim MorrisonBridget Alexandra Sutherland0Paul Judge1Eastern Institute of Technology NapierIndependent ScholarReflecting on the biographical films of Elvis Presley and Jim Morrison in relation to recent eco-critical theory and notions of the Anthropocene, we consider the representation of the rock star in the biopic genre and the ways in which music and other filmic elements may communicate ecological material. We consider the links between ecology and rock music, focusing on both the representation of nature in the films and the symbolism of the body as primal, as animal, and as “creaturely poetic” (Pick, 2011: 5). In a comparison between the biopics Elvis (1979, 2010) by John Carpenter and The Doors (1991, 2009) by Oliver Stone, we examine common motifs and the ways in which these differing cultural texts foreground or repress ecological readings of the music and of the cinematic narrative.https://iaspmjournal.net/index.php/IASPM_Journal/article/download/842/pdf_1eco-criticismeco-musicologyeco-cinemaelvisthe doorseco-semioticsdeep ecologypsychoanalysis |
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| title | Rock Gods of the Anthropocene: The Biographical Films of Elvis Presley and Jim Morrison |
| title_full | Rock Gods of the Anthropocene: The Biographical Films of Elvis Presley and Jim Morrison |
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| title_short | Rock Gods of the Anthropocene: The Biographical Films of Elvis Presley and Jim Morrison |
| title_sort | rock gods of the anthropocene the biographical films of elvis presley and jim morrison |
| topic | eco-criticism eco-musicology eco-cinema elvis the doors eco-semiotics deep ecology psychoanalysis |
| url | https://iaspmjournal.net/index.php/IASPM_Journal/article/download/842/pdf_1 |
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