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  • Rock My Religion (1984)
  • 55 min
Rock My Religion (1984)
55 min
A thesis on the relation between religion and rock music in contemporary culture. Graham formulates a history that begins with the Shakers, an early religious community who practiced self-denial and ecstatic trance dances. With the "...See moreA thesis on the relation between religion and rock music in contemporary culture. Graham formulates a history that begins with the Shakers, an early religious community who practiced self-denial and ecstatic trance dances. With the "reeling and rocking" of religious revivals as his point of departure, Graham analyzes the emergence of rock music as religion with the teenage consumer in the isolated suburban milieu of the 1950s, locating rock's sexual and ideological context in post-World War II America. The music and philosophies of Patti Smith, who made explicit the trope that rock is religion, are his focus. This complex collage of text, film footage and performance forms a compelling theoretical essay on the ideological codes and historical contexts that inform the cultural phenomenon of rock 'n' roll music. Written by Ulf Kjell Gür See less
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Director
Dan Graham
Writers
Kim Gordon (idea) | Dan Graham | Kristin Lovejoy (idea) | Thurston Moore (idea)
Editors
Matt Danowski | Derek Graham | Ian Murray
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Updated Dec 31, 1984
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1984 (United States)

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