The Contemporary Western : : An American Genre Post-9/11 / / John White.
A distinctive examination of post-9/11 films in relation to the Hollywood westernThe 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...
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| Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Edinburgh University Press Complete eBook-Package 2019 |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Edinburgh : : Edinburgh University Press, , [2022] ©2019 |
| Year of Publication: | 2022 |
| Language: | English |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (208 p.) :; 20 B/W illustrations |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Figures
- Acknowledgements
- 1 Introduction
- PART I The Cinema of Heroes and Heroic Action
- 2 Reclaiming the Heroes and Heroic Attitudes of Classic Westerns: Open Range (2003)
- 3 Restoring the Western Hero and Reclaiming the Classic Hollywood Experience: True Grit (2010)
- 4 Defending Home, Defending Homeland: Jane Got a Gun (2016)
- PART II The Cinematic Big Screen, Surround Sound, Ride
- 5 Updating the Escapism of the Western: The Lone Ranger (2013)
- 6 Affect and the Immersive Experience of Bodily Excess: The Revenant (2015)
- 7 The Anchorless Postmodern Experience within an Ahistorical Filmic Space: Django Unchained (2012)
- PART III The Cinema of Contemplative Reflection
- 8 Employing Religious Concepts to Address the Political Situation Post-9/11: The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada (2005)
- 9 Living in a World of Fear and Inexplicable Evil: The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007)
- 10 Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index