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Studying the Dead
The Grateful Dead Scholars Caucus, An Informal History
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2013
Summary
Although academic study of the Grateful Dead began shortly after the group’s formation, the dramatic growth of scholarly literature only occurred after the band’s formal retirement of the name in 1995. One major incubator of much of this work has been the Grateful Dead area of the Southwest/Texas Popular Culture and American Culture Association. Inaugurated as a separate section in 1998 and nicknamed the Grateful Dead Scholars Caucus, it has produced almost three hundred papers over fifteen years, nearly a third of which have been revised for publication. Caucus presenters have also edited a dozen books and periodical volumes, all of which have drawn on Caucus presentations, some almost exclusively.
Studying the Dead: The Grateful Dead Scholars Caucus provides an informal history of the Caucus and sketches its significance as a scholarly community, focusing on its increasing self-awareness, its ability to span diverse disciplinary and theoretical perspectives, and most of all, its contribution to our understanding of the Grateful Dead phenomenon. For the academy as a whole, the Caucus is a fascinating model for the development of discourse communities, from the role of orality to its interrogation of the texts that are derived from them.
Remarkable for its interdisciplinary dialogue, the Caucus demonstrates how the nature of the art—and the phenomenon that it studies—can shape these discourses. Though ostensibly aimed at scholars of the Grateful Dead, others who will find this book of interest include students and teachers of popular culture, as well as fans of the band.
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Copyright year
2013
ISBN-Print
978-0-8108-9124-1
ISBN-Online
978-0-8108-9125-8
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham
Language
English
Pages
317
Product type
Edited Book
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Contents No access
Foreword No access
Preface No access
Introduction No access Pages 1 - 14
The Grateful Dead Scholars Caucus No access Pages 15 - 30
1 “The Sound of Thick Air” No access
2 The Taoist Perspective in “Weather Report Suite” No access
3 “In and Out of the Garden” No access
4 Who Is Dionysus and Why Does He Keep Following Me Everywhere? No access
5 The Grateful Dead Parallax No access
6 “Sometimes You Get Shown the Light” No access
7 Remembering the Dead No access
8 “Trouble with You Is the Trouble with Me” No access
9 Coming Out to Raise the Dead No access
10 Deadhead Word Jam No access
11 By Popular Demand No access
12 “Raise That Flag” No access
13 “Got to Callin’ It Home” No access
14 “With Thought Jewels Polished and Gleaming” No access
15 “Spinning That Curious Sense of Our Own” No access
16 “Shall We Go?” No access
17 “Never Had Such a Good Time” No access
18 “When the Secrets All Are Told” No access
19 “Seeking All That’s Still Unsung” No access
20 “More Than Words Can Tell” No access
21 “Can’t Talk to You without Talking to Me” No access
22 “The Secret of This Tie That Binds” No access
23 “All the Years Combine” No access
Conclusion No access Pages 255 - 274
Appendix 1 No access Pages 275 - 284
Appendix 2 No access Pages 285 - 292
The Grateful Dead Scholars Caucus Area Chairs No access Pages 293 - 294
Credits No access Pages 295 - 298
Index No access Pages 299 - 312
About the Contributors No access Pages 313 - 316
About the Editor No access Pages 317 - 317
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