ELVIS LIVES - IN CLASS AT COLLEGE

                         Roanoke Times
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DATE: MONDAY, January 20, 1992                   TAG: 9201180160
SECTION: EXTRA                    PAGE: 4   EDITION: METRO 
SOURCE: Associated Press
DATELINE: IOWA CITY, IOWA                                LENGTH: Short
ELVIS LIVES - IN CLASS AT COLLEGE
Elvis lives! At least in Peter Nazareth's classroom.
Nazareth, University of Iowa professor of English and African-American world studies, is bringing the late king of rock 'n' roll to campus in a three-credit course, American Popular Arts: Elvis as Anthology.
"It's like Elvis is a book and you open Elvis and you find Little Richard, Bing Crosby, Nat King Cole . . . and I'm going to show this," Nazareth said.
Students will learn about Presley, his music, his movies and his influence on American and international culture.
"This is not a frivolous course by any means. Everything starts somewhere. My attitude is that there's always a beginning," said Nazareth.
Nazareth has compiled an extensive reading list, including Mark Childress' "Tender," Elaine Dundy's "Elvis and Gladys," two books by Ishmael Reed and Robert F. Sayre's "Autobiography and the Making of America."
Students will have to write three essays of 10 pages each or one 30-page paper.

by Archana Subramaniam by CNB