Twenty-first-century Western : New Riders of the Cinematic Stage

Brode, Douglas; Brode, Shea T. (EDT); Aquallo, Alan Lechusza (CON); Blower, Nicholas (CON); Bødker, Henrik (CON)

ISBN 10: 179361511X / ISBN 13: 9781793615114

Edité par Lexington Books, 2019

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• Titre: Twenty-first-century Western : New Riders of the Cinematic Stage
• Éditeur: Lexington Books
• Date de parution: 2019
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 179361511X
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9781793615114
• Reliure: Couverture rigide
• État de l'article: As New

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Synopsis

Focusing on twenty-first century Western films, including all major releases since the turn of the century, the essays in this volume cover a broad range of aesthetic and thematic aspects explored in these films, including gender and race. As diverse contributors focus on the individual subgenres of the traditional Western (the gunfighter, the Cavalry vs. Native American conflict, the role of women in Westerns, etc.), they share an understanding of the twenty-first century Western may be understood as a genre in itself. They argue that the films discussed here reimagine certain aspects of the more conventional Western and often reverse the ideology contained within them while employing certain forms and clichés that have become synonymous internationally with Westerns. The result is a contemporary sensibility that might be referred to as the postmodern Western.

À propos des auteurs

Douglas Brode is a retired instructor at Syracuse University's Newhouse School of Public Communications.

Shea T. Brode is an independent scholar who has collaborated with his father as editor on several previous collections.

Lynnea Chapman King teaches film and literature at Butler Community College.

John C. Hajduk is professor of history at the University of Montana Western.

Erik Heine is professor of music at the Wanda L. Bass School of Music at Oklahoma City University. His research interests include film music, classical form and analysis, and music theory pedagogy. He is the author of multiple articles and book chapters on film music.