Transnationalism and Imperialism: Endurance of the Global Western Film

by David Roche and Hervé Mayer

Book Overview

While Western films can be seen as a mode of American exceptionalism, they have also become a global genre. Around the world, Westerns exemplify colonial cinema, driven by the exploration of racial and gender hierarchies and the progress and violence shaped by imperialism.

Transnationalism and Imperialism: Endurance of the Global Western Film traces the Western from the silent era to present day as the genre has...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0253060753
• ISBN13: 9780253060754
• Release Date: April 2022
• Publisher: Indiana University Press
• Length: 318 Pages
• Weight: 1.04 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher