The South between Two Frontiers: Confederate Cowboys and Savage Rednecks

The myth of the Frontier, which locates the birth of the American nation in its confrontation with a bordering savagery, was a national myth in Western films until the 1960s. As a genre engaged with the exploration of Americanness, the Western attracted many ex-Confederates in search of political le...

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Main Author:	Mayer, Hervé
Format:	Artigo
Language:	Inglês
Published:	Presses universitaires de Rennes 2018
Subjects:	violence Frontière Western Sud Cinéma américain études culturelles sauvagerie American cinema Frontier South cultural studies savagery
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.4000/lisa.9409 https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.13089/i1eo https://journals.openedition.org/lisa/9409
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