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Filtering by: Creator Hackman, Kayla M. Committee Member Betjemann, Peter Degree Name Master of Arts (M.A.)

Constructing heroic identities : masculinity and the western film

Creator:

Foster, Brad D.

Abstract:

This thesis employs the study of gender to demonstrate how recent Hollywood western films have constructed a hero that is reflective of contemporary beliefs regarding masculinity. Beginning with a New Historicist approach at studying gender, this work first considers the construction of masculinity in post World War II America and...

Resource Type:

Masters Thesis