The Cultures of the American New West

British Association for American Studies Paperbacks

by Neil Campbell

This is an introductory survey of the important debates about key issues in the cultural history of the American West. The author introduces the ways in which the West has been represented and interpreted within American culture, myth and ideology, especially questioning the concept of the "New West." In so doing he looks at the way contemporary theories such as feminism, multiculturalism, and environmentalism can be used to revise long-held notions of the West. Illustrated with black and white photographs, the book looks at the ways the West has been represented in landscapes and environments, art and photography, film, and literature. The book is original in its combining of ideas, texts, and materials rarely brought together, and in its employment of the tools of cultural studies and interdisciplinary practice.

182 pages, Paperback

First published June 14, 2000

Reviews

[Vanessa · Rating 1 out of 5]

I feel like these people have never been to the places they are talking about, or ever talked to anyone who has actually been to these places.