American popular culture has a global reach. Consider how it has shaped the global perception of the American West. How do twentieth-century television shows, films, and video games such as "Stagecoach," "Gunsmoke," and "Red Dead Redemption" contrast with and shape myths of the American frontier?
Please use CSM for citations.
Learning Resources
- Hine: Chapter 12
Additional Articles
- Video Games
- Margini, Matt. "Red Dead Redemption's Untamable Frontier Makes it the Ultimate Open-World Game." opens in a new tab Kotaku. June 25, 2020.
- Film
- Nelson, Dustin Luke. "Napoleon Dynamite and the Neo-Western Film." opens in a new tab J-STOR Daily. September 9, 2015.
- New Western History
- Kearns, Gerry. "The Virtuous Circle of Facts and Values in the New Western History." opens in a new tabAnnals of the Association of American Geographers. 88, No. 3 (1998): 377-409.