#luckily getting into e has thus far provided a sandbox of sorts

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just hopping over to say i love ur take on the elvis discourse and u put it so eloquently + really (imo) balanced, super impressive to read from that historical perspective. For some reason i literally never put any of my analytical skills from my research degrees to actual good use about this kinda thing and i love this kind of dialogue popping up on my feed reminding me!! super fascinating to read too since i’m quite new to the reading about elvis as more of a historical figure too!!! anyway just wanted to say it’s fab + ur opinions are fab xxx

ahh babydoll !! what if i tell u you're the fab one 🥺💘 i'm soo glad to hear you liked it 💕 i was frantically scribbling it out on my phone at work so it's good to know it came out coherent 😅

i'll be honest the one thing about higher education i miss is writing research papers. and i totally agree; the shift from viewing and knowing about elvis as historical figure and icon via parody and caricature to elvis as a distinct individual anchored in a very specific cultural paradigm was a very sudden one for me (and thus far a very interesting one !)

he's just fun to learn about imho. even if i hadn't developed the emotional attachment, his life was a fascinating one, and the way his unique experience of fame impacted his psyche intrigues me deeply.

all that to say, i quite enjoy the research aspect, and im so glad to be able to share it with all of you !! 🤗