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Thesis
Submitted to
The College of Arts and Sciences of the
UNIVERSITY OF DAYTON
In partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for
The Degree of
Master of Arts in English
By
Christine Jane Olding
Dayton, Ohio
May, 2014
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Name: Olding, Christine Jane
APPROVED BY:
______Albino Carrillo, MFA Faculty Advisor
______Patrick Thomas, Ph.D. Faculty Reader
______Andrew Slade, Ph.D. Faculty Reader
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Christine Jane Olding
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2014
ABSTRACT
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Name: Olding, Christine Jane University of Dayton
Advisor: Albino Carrillo, MFA
This thesis looks to examine the impact that the founding fathers of Glam Rock,
T.Rex (Marc Bolan), David Bowie and Lou Reed had on the youth culture during the early 1970’s. Along with a lyrical analysis of three of these artists more famous songs, there is also an analytical analysis concerning Bolan, Bowie and Reed in terms of Michel
Foucault’s theory of the madman. In between each research section, there are two short stories that mirror the research and findings within those sections.
This thesis is presented in a digital format to help present the fathers of Glam in a way that gives them justice. When reading my thesis, the audience has the choice of how to read each section. There is a menu at the top of the page with sub-pages that help to break down the writing within each section. Also, within each section there is a piece of multimedia that helps to further present the reader with a well-rounded understanding of the Glam Rock movement.
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Dedicated to Music, Cigarettes and Coffee
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
I would like to thank my thesis advisor, Albino Carrillo, for supporting me through this process and allowing me to take risks in order to write about something I truly love. His guidance and patience throughout this process allowed this work to be what I envisioned, and for that I am eternally grateful.
Also, I would like to think the creators of the music that is discussed within my thesis: Marc Bolan, David Bowie and Lou Reed. Without them, none of this would have been possible (literally). As well as, other faculty members that have helped through this process as well as my friends and family.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
ABSTRACT……………………………………………………………………………iii
DEDICATION…………………………………………………………………………iv
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS……………………………………………………………...v
WORKS CITED………………………………………………………………………viii
PHOTOGRAPH SOURCES…………………………………………………………..x
The below pages are hyperlinked to the digital web-text format of my thesis.
WEB-TEXT PAGES:
1. Homepage 2. Intro a. Before there was Glam b. Marc Bolan and T.Rex History c. David Bowie History d. Lou Reed History e. The Creation of Glam f. Lack of Glam Scholarship g. Michel Foucault and Glam h. Creative Representation of Glam 3. Baby Strange a. Bolan and Sexual Exploration b. Baby Strange: The Words c. Baby Strange: The Performance d. Baby Strange and the Madman e. Baby Strange, Charlie and Margo 4. Life on Mars a. Bowie, Mars and the Madman b. Life on Mars?: The Words c. Life on Mars?: The Performance d. Life on Mars?, Charlie and Margo 5. Perfect Day a. Reed and The Velvets
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b. Perfect Day: The Words c. The Madman and Perfect Day d. Perfect Day: The Performance e. Charlie, Margo and the Perfect Day
6. Happiness is a Cold Needle a. Electric Witch b. Like a Planet c. Turn and Face the Stranger d. Walk Out of Her Mind e. It's My Wife and It's My Life f. Hit Me Like a Flower
7. Final Thoughts a. About the Author b. Sources
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WORKS CITED
Auslander, Philip. Performing Glam Rock: Gender and Theatricality in Popular Music.
Ann Arbor, MI: University of Michigan, 2006. Print.
Classic Albums – Lou Reed: Transformer. Dir. Bob Smeaton. Perf. Lou Reed. Eagle
Rock Entertainment, 2001.
Foucault, Michel. “The Order of Discourse.” Untying the Text: A Post-structuralist
Reader. By Robert Young. Boston: Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1981. 51-77. Print.
Inside T. Rex: A Critical Review 1970 – 1973. Dir. Bob Carruthers. Perf. T.Rex. 2005.
Jovanovic, Rob. The Velvet Underground Peeled. London: Aurum, 2010. Print
Lenig, Stuart. The Twisted Tale of Glam Rock. Santa Barbara, CA: Praeger, 2010. Print.
Life on Mars?. Perf. David Bowie. http://www.youtube.com. N.p., n.d. Web.
“Lou Reed in His Own Words: The Godfather of Junkie Chic?” International Business
Times RSS. N.p., n.d. Web. 30 Mar. 2014.
Mailer, Norman. The White Negro. San Francisco: City Lights, 1957. Print.
Marc Bolan. Perf. Marc Bolan. BBC 4, n.d.
McDonald, Joe. I Feel like I’m Fixin’ to Die. Vanguard, 1967. MP3.
Nazaryan, Alexander. “Oh! Sweet Nuthin’: Some Notes on the Passing of Lou
Reed.”Newsweek. N.p., 28 Oct. 2013. Web. 30 Mar. 2014.
Perfect Day with Jools Holland 2003. Perf. Lou Reed. http://www.youtube.com. N.p.,
n.d. Web
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T.Rex Live at Wembley 1972. Perf. T.Rex. Www.youtube.com. N.p., n.d. Web.
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PHOTOGRAPH SOURCES
AVRO. David Bowie- TopPop 1974. N.d. Wikipedia.org. Web.
Britmax. Bolan Bust. N.d. Wikipedia.org. Web.
Chris. Marc Bolan. 2011. Flickr.com. Web.
Chris. Marc Bolan. 2011. Flickr.com. Web.
Davies, Diane. Stonewall Inn 1969. 1969. Wikipedia.org. Web.
Hansen, Torben. Marijuana Joint. 2008. Wikipedia.org. Web.
Iluvrhinestones. David Bowie Hollywood. 2007. Wikipedia.org. Web.
Joly, Atelier. British Ale. 2004. Wikipedia.org. Web.
Markos, Michael. Iggy Pop 1977. 1977. Wikipedia.org. Web.
Nclm. Kolding Cemetery, Snowy,through a Window. 2013. Wikipedia.org. Web.
Nikkita2706. Marlboro4wiki2. N.d. Wikipedia.org. Web.
Norton, Danny. Lou Reed. N.d. Wikipedia.org. Web.
Plag, Florian. Rock the Mic. 2011. Flickr.com. Web.
Semmens, Crispin. Vinyl Very Dusty. N.d. Wikipedia.org. Web.
Toole, Steven. Lou Reed-Conspiracy. N.d. Wikipedia.org. Web.
Velrado, Michael. Heroin. N.d. Flickr.com. Web.
Walton, Rik. David Bowie Early. N.d. Wikipedia.org. Web.
Øyvind Vik, Aloba. David Bowie’s Vox Mark VI Guitar, HRC Warsaw.
N.d. Wikipedia.org.
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