Shooting (a) Woman - Comparative Study of Gender Roles in American and Italian Western Movies

by Manuela Beyer

Master's Thesis from the year 2007 in the subject Sociology - Media, Art, Music, grade: 1, University of Dalarna, language: English, abstract: Sergio Leone, the well known Italian Western director, once criticized the woman's role in the Hollywood Western as follows: [T]he woman is imposed on the action, as a star, and is generally destined to be 'had' by the male lead. But she does not exist as a woman. [...] Usually, the woman not only holds up...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3638925218
• ISBN13: 9783638925211
• Release Date: March 2008
• Publisher: Grin Verlag
• Length: 114 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.8" x 8.3"