The Contemporary Western: An American Genre Post-9/11 by White, John

The Contemporary Western: An American Genre Post-9/11 (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781474427937)

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The Contemporary Western: An American Genre Post-9/11 by White, John

The Contemporary Western: An American Genre Post-9/11

$28.95
The Contemporary Western: An American Genre Post-9/11 by White, John

The Contemporary Western: An American Genre Post-9/11

$28.95
Format: Paperback
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The September 11th attacks in 2001 and the subsequent 'War on Terror' have had a profound effect on American cinema, and the contemporary Western is no exception. In this book, John White explores how films such as Open Range, True Grit and Jane Got a Gun reinforce a conservative myth of America exceptionalism; endorsing the use of extreme force in dealing with enemies and highlighting the importance of defending the homeland. Placing their characters within a dark world of confusion and horror, these films reflect the United States' post-9/11 uncertainties, and the conflict between civilised values and the brutality employed to defend them.

Author: John White
ISBN-10: 1474427936
ISBN-13: 9781474427937
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
Language: English
Published: 02/16/2021
Pages: 208
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.66lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.44d
By John White
By John White
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John White teaches film studies at Anglia Ruskin University in Cambridge. He is co-editor of Fifty Key British Films (Routledge, 2008), Fifty Key American Films (Routledge, 2009) and The Routledge Encyclopedia of Films (Routledge, 2014). He recently contributed chapters to books on Budd Boetticher and Delmer Daves in the Edinburgh University Press ReFocus series, and is the author of Westerns (Routledge, 2011) and European Art Cinema (Routledge, 2017).

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