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The Comic Book Western

New Perspectives on a Global Genre
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One of the greatest untold stories about the globalization of the Western is the key role of comics. Few American cultural exports have been as successful globally as the Western, a phenomenon commonly attributed to the widespread circulation of fiction, film, and television. The Comic Book Western centers comics in the Western's international success. Even as readers consumed translations of American comic book Westerns, they fell in love with local ones that became national or international sensations. These essays reveal the unexpected cross-pollinations that allowed the Western to emerge from and speak to a wide range of historical and cultural contexts, including Spanish and Italian fascism, Polish historical memory, the ideology of shojo manga from Japan, British post-apocalypticism and the gothic, race and identity in Canada, Mexican gender politics, French critiques of manifest destiny, and gaucho nationalism in Argentina. The vibrant themes uncovered in The Comic Book Western teach us that international comic book Westerns are not hollow imitations but complex and aesthetically powerful statements about identity, culture, and politics.

Author Biography:

Christopher Conway is a professor of Spanish at the University of Texas at Arlington. He is the author or editor of several books, including Heroes of the Borderlands: The Western in Mexican Film, Comics, and Music. Antoinette Sol is a professor of French at the University of Texas at Arlington and coeditor of MLA’s Teaching Representations of the French Revolution.  
Release date Australia
June 1st, 2022
Contributors
  • Edited by Antoinette Sol
  • Edited by Christopher Conway
Pages
328
Audience
  • Professional & Vocational
Illustrations
34 figures, index
ISBN-13
9781496231642
Product ID
35304459

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