"Elvis has (not yet) left the building": 'The King' between global tourism and 'reterritorialization' of the Whitehaven district in Memphis, Tennessee - More than forty years after his death, Elvis Presley remains an "enduring American icon", thanks to the role of his impersonators, of the fan clubs active all over the world and, above all, of Elvis Presley Enterprises (EPE), which manages the musician's rights and the administration of Graceland, his villa in Memphis. Despite the hundreds of thousands of visitors who go there on pilgrimage every year, Graceland has long been isolated from its territorial surroundings, the district of Whitehaven, which over time has suffered a progressive decline. Only recently has EPE started an impressive project that, through the construction of a large hotel, a shopping mall and even manufacturing activities, all of them inspired by the Elvis' image, should start the regeneration of the neighborhood. In this way, Elvis, besides his role as a cultural icon, has also become an ingredient for the re-territorialization of an urban space

A oltre quaranta anni dal decesso, Elvis Presley rimane una "icona americana intramontabile", grazie al ruolo degli impersonators, dei fan club attivi in tutto il mondo e, soprattutto, della Elvis Presley Enterprises (EPE), che gestisce i diritti musicali del cantante e l'amministrazione di Graceland, la sua villa di Memphis. Nonostante le centinaia di migliaia di visitatori che ogni anno vi si recano in pellegrinaggio, Graceland e rimasta a lungo isolata dal suo intorno territoriale, il quartiere di Whitehaven, che nel tempo ha subito un progressivo degrado. Solo recentemente la EPE ha dato vita a un imponente progetto che, tramite la realizzazione di un grande albergo, di un centro commerciale e persino di attività manifatturiere, tutte legate alla figura di Elvis, dovrebbe avviare la rigenerazione del quartiere. In questo modo, Elvis, oltre a rimanere una icona culturale, si e trasformato anche in uno strumento per la riterritorializzazione di uno spazio urbano

Dell'Agnese, E. (2019). Elvis has (not yet) left the building: 'The King' fra turismo globale e riterritorializzazione del quartiere di Whitehaven a Memphis, Tennessee ["Elvis has (not yet) left the building": 'The King' between global tourism and 'reterritorialization' of the Whitehaven district in Memphis, Tennessee]. RIVISTA GEOGRAFICA ITALIANA, 126(4), 89-105.

Elvis has (not yet) left the building: 'The King' fra turismo globale e riterritorializzazione del quartiere di Whitehaven a Memphis, Tennessee ["Elvis has (not yet) left the building": 'The King' between global tourism and 'reterritorialization' of the Whitehaven district in Memphis, Tennessee]

Dell'Agnese, E
2019

Abstract

"Elvis has (not yet) left the building": 'The King' between global tourism and 'reterritorialization' of the Whitehaven district in Memphis, Tennessee - More than forty years after his death, Elvis Presley remains an "enduring American icon", thanks to the role of his impersonators, of the fan clubs active all over the world and, above all, of Elvis Presley Enterprises (EPE), which manages the musician's rights and the administration of Graceland, his villa in Memphis. Despite the hundreds of thousands of visitors who go there on pilgrimage every year, Graceland has long been isolated from its territorial surroundings, the district of Whitehaven, which over time has suffered a progressive decline. Only recently has EPE started an impressive project that, through the construction of a large hotel, a shopping mall and even manufacturing activities, all of them inspired by the Elvis' image, should start the regeneration of the neighborhood. In this way, Elvis, besides his role as a cultural icon, has also become an ingredient for the re-territorialization of an urban space
Articolo in rivista - Articolo scientifico
Elvis Presley, Graceland, Memphis
rivalorizzazione territoriale
Italian
2019
126
4
89
105
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Dell'Agnese, E. (2019). Elvis has (not yet) left the building: 'The King' fra turismo globale e riterritorializzazione del quartiere di Whitehaven a Memphis, Tennessee ["Elvis has (not yet) left the building": 'The King' between global tourism and 'reterritorialization' of the Whitehaven district in Memphis, Tennessee]. RIVISTA GEOGRAFICA ITALIANA, 126(4), 89-105.
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