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Subject(s)

• Western films—United States—History and criticism [Browse]
• Masculinity in motion pictures [Browse]

Summary note

The 'Western' embodies many of the stereotypes of masculinity. Where did these cowboys come from? This book explores the relationship between the Western, film and historical representation and the ways in which masculine gender performance is itself historical. It posits a new interpretation of how history functions on film, termed hyper-linear history. The study offers a fresh exploration of American Western films made in the 1950s and 1960s, arguing that many Westerns of this period rely on the post-Civil War on-screen past to make sense of the tumultuous experiences of the period, to various effect. The films especially tap into the ways in which national economic, political, technological and social changes impact the performance of hegemonic masculinities. These films provide insight into the ways in which masculinities are performed and gender crises are expressed, explored and resolved.

Bibliographic references

Includes filmography, bibliographical references and index.

Action note

Committed to retain in perpetuity — ReCAP Shared Collection (HUL)

Contents

• Machine generated contents note: ch. 1 Gender, History and the West
• ch. 2 `He's not a man! He's a sack of money!': Corporatism and the Male Breadwinner
• ch. 3 `Back home they think I'm very strange. I'm a feminist': Re-Evaluating the Feminine Other
• ch. 4 `You're the party done all the suffering': Representing Stereotypes of Native Americans in the `Pro-Indian' Western Cycle
• ch. 5 `A pistol don't make a man': Technology and Masculine Gender Performances
• ch. 6 `Who are those guys?': Understanding American Intervention in the `South of the Border' Western
• ch. 7 `As unmarked as their place in history': Black Westerns, an Alternative History of Masculinities?.

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ISBN

• 1906165602 (hardcover)
• 9781906165604 (hardcover)

OCLC

958481505

RCP

H - S

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