Tag Archives: Westerns

Trumpism and the Violence Myth

Slotkin says that “the” American myth is regeneration through violence. That myth can be seen in the Western, including in “Lonesome Dove” and “Blood Meridian.”

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Dance with the Enemy, Then Go Wash

Film Friday The Western, Hollywood’s quintessential genre, can tell us a lot about race relations. I was reminded of this on Wednesday when I taught John Ford’s The Searchers in my American Film class. Rewatching the movie got me thinking about the Congressional hearings on “Muslim American Radicalization,” which began yesterday. I will have more […]

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