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The Western genre is both beloved and criticized for its portrayals. While seen as naïve or repetitive by some, others find it direct and energetic. The Western concentrates on the post-Civil War American frontier and has gained popularity through its powerful myths more than historical accuracy. A feminist reading may find the genre patriarchal or even misogynistic by promoting certain ideologies. The 1903 film The Great Train Robbery is considered the first classic Western, establishing conventions like trains, horses, guns and saloons.
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Genre
The document discusses several topics related to film genres including westerns, film noir, and their similarities and differences. It provides background information on genre and subgenres. It also analyzes key western and noir films, their visual styles, plots, and popularity during the golden era of Hollywood in the 1940s-1950s.
Genre
The document discusses several topics related to film genres including westerns, film noir, and their similarities and differences. It provides background information on genre and subgenres. It also analyzes key western and noir films, their visual styles, plots, and popularity during the golden era of Hollywood in the 1940s-1950s.
Genre
The document discusses several topics related to film genres including westerns, film noir, and their similarities and differences. It provides background information on both genres, noting they were popular during Hollywood's golden era and influenced American film. Both genres involve harsh or corrupt depictions of life, though westerns were set in the 19th century frontier while noir films took place in the 1940s-50s and focused more on crime.
Genre
The document discusses several topics related to film genres including: the definitions of genre and how genres are used to categorize different types of films; descriptions of the western and film noir genres including their history, conventions, and subgenres; and examples of influential western and film noir movies as well as posters and trailers for some of these films. It also provides a brief comparison of similarities and differences between the western and film noir genres.
Faulkner
William Faulkner (1897-1962) was a Mississippi-born American writer known for his novels and short stories set in the American South, such as The Sound and the Fury and Light in August. He used stream of consciousness techniques and complex language to explore themes of human nature, behavior, and the American South. Faulkner won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1949 for his influential contributions to the modern American novel.
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The document discusses the Jameson Raid of 29 December 1895 to 2 January 1896 in South Africa. It provides context about conflicts between British capitalists and Boers in the 1870s following the discovery of diamonds. It notes that Gladstone's government recognized the independence of the Transvaal following the First Boer War in 1884, though a gold rush occurred there two years later, exacerbating tensions. The Jameson Raid itself saw British forces invade the Transvaal in an attempt to overthrow the Boer government.
History of American Literature
This document provides an overview of the history of American literature from the colonial period to the present. It summarizes some of the key authors and works from each period, including early colonial writings by John Smith and Benjamin Franklin, influential works during early nationhood by Jefferson and Madison, the development of a unique American style with Irving and Cooper in the early 19th century, and the rise of major literary movements like Realism with Twain and James, Modernism in the early 20th century, and the Beat generation following World War II. The document traces the evolution of American literature as it developed its own identity and traditions over time.
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The document provides context about the Black Panther film and franchise. It discusses that Black Panther was the 17th film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the highest-grossing film franchise. It then covers the comic book origins of the Black Panther character and notes that plans for a Black Panther movie date back 20 years. Finally, it summarizes the plot of the Black Panther film, which shows the fictional African kingdom of Wakanda and its king T'Challa having to fight opponents who oppose him becoming king after his father's death.
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- 1. Case Study: Westerns Throughout the history of cinema; The Western is probably the most loved and most hated of all genres. For lovers of high art it can be seen as naïve and repetitive. For lovers of popular culture it is direct, fun and energetic. Typically American in form, the Western concentrates its subject matter on the history of the USA, specifically in the post-Civil War period. The Western has gained and secured popularity with audiences in and outside of the States not because of any historical truth but through its power as a myth. IDEOLOGY: A mythology has to have an ideology or motivating function. e.g. A feminist reading of the Western would find the genre patriarchal. (and even in some cases misogynistic)
- 2. The first classic Western is considered to be: The Great Train Robbery (1903) dir. Edwin S. Porter The film certainly has the iconography and signifying features of the genre: Trains, horses, saloon, guns etc. However, there is much missing in terms of stock characters and star images. After this film, the genre established itself within the setting of post-Civil War, American frontier.
- 3. John Ford Although the Western picked up in increasing popularity throughout the 1920s and 1930s – they were still not considered as quality pictures. They were cheaply and quickly made and their appeal (largely due to male audiences) were the gunfights, chase scenes and scenery. John Ford insisted on continuing to direct Westerns and his commitment legitimised the genre and made: Stagecoach which is now considered a classic. The film was actually marketed as a melodrama rather than a Western as it focuses more on people rather than gunfights.