| |
| |
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum: The Construction of Memories and the Sanitation of Threats |
 | | Rock music in general, not just spectacular sub-sets like Riot Grrrl, has the potential to move those who may be on the margins of dominant culture to the center during the rock carnival, if only temporarily. |
 | | However, the commercial nature of the Rock Hall is so spectacular and intricately woven into so many of the exhibits and even the placement of the building that its constant presence is, at best, impossible to ignore and, at worst, impossible to separate from the presentation. |
 | | His statement that "rock 'n' roll became the soundtrack of the baby boom generation and, to a lesser degree, post-boomers and Generation Xers" exposes the Rock Hall's bias toward his generation and the music it created (240). |
| reconstruction.eserver.org /011/rockandroll.htm (4936 words) |
|