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Lone Heroes and the Myth of the American West in Comic Books, 1945-1962

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90 Seiten
Englisch
Springererschienen am18.07.20181st ed. 2018
This book examines the role of comics in the perpetuation of the myth of the American West. In doing so, the book raises questions both about the role of women in a supposedly male space, in addition to the portrayal of Native Americans within the context of this violence.mehr
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KlappentextThis book examines the role of comics in the perpetuation of the myth of the American West. In doing so, the book raises questions both about the role of women in a supposedly male space, in addition to the portrayal of Native Americans within the context of this violence.
Zusammenfassung
One of the first books to offer extended academic analysis on Western comics, despite the vast number of Western comics

Raises issues of the nature of heroism and the role of violence in the construction of masculinity in lone hero figures

Details how myths were created virtually contemporaneously to the actual events on which they were based
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ISBN/GTIN978-3-319-93084-8
ProduktartBuch
EinbandartGebunden
Verlag
Erscheinungsjahr2018
Erscheinungsdatum18.07.2018
Auflage1st ed. 2018
Seiten90 Seiten
SpracheEnglisch
Gewicht307 g
IllustrationenIX, 90 p. 15 illus. in color.
Artikel-Nr.45195351

Inhalt/Kritik

Inhaltsverzeichnis
1. Introduction.- 2. Inventing and Selling "Buffalo Bill" in Comic Books, 1949-1957.- 3. Billy the Kid: The Outlaw as Lone Hero, 1952-1958.- 4. Roping n´ Riding: Selling Western Stars, 1946-1962.- 5. Conclusion.mehr

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