Erika Doss

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Erika Lee Doss is an American educator and author, having served as a professor in the Department of American Studies at the University of Notre Dame. [1]

Doss received her Ph.D. from the University of Minnesota in 1983, [2] and "has held fellowships at the Stanford Humanities Center, Georgia O'Keeffe Museum Research Center, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Rockwell Center for American Visual Studies, and Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art". [1]

In her 1999 book, Elvis Culture: Fans, Faith, and Image, Doss examines the enduring popularity of singer Elvis Presley, and his rule-breaking dynamics. [3] [4] [5]

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  2. "Featured Alumni". College of Liberal Arts.
  3. Curtis, James C. "Book reviews: Elvis Culture: Fans, Faith, and Image. Erika Doss". University of Chicago Press.
  4. Megan K. Stack, "Fans grace the land where Elvis' legacy lives on", Northwest Herald (August 16, 2002), p. 6.
  5. Aisling Maki, "Elvis really is still alive at 75 -- as a vital cultural force", Edmonton Journal (January 7, 2010), p. D-2.