Gunfight at the eco-corral : western cinema and the environment / Robin L. Murray and Joseph K. Heumann.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Murray, Robin L.

Contributor:

Heumann, Joseph K.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Western films--History and criticism.

Western films.

Ecology in motion pictures.

Nature in motion pictures.

Environmental protection and motion pictures.

Physical Description:

xii, 260 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm

Place of Publication:

Norman : University of Oklahoma Press, [2012]

Summary:

This unique volume on film studies examines the prevalence of ecological themes in American western movies and explores issues relating to natural resources, limitless landscapes, Native American interaction, the taming of nature, and other common themes in western literature and history. Films discussed include Shane, There Will Be Blood, Union Pacific, and Smoke Signals and numerous black and white illustrations of key film scenes are included throughout. Murray is a professor of English and Heumann is professor emeritus of communications studies, both at Eastern Illinois University. Annotation ©2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Contents:

Introduction

Don't fence me in: ecology and free-range and fenced ranching in shane and sea of grass

Mining westerns: seeking sustainable development in McCabe and Mrs. Miller

Is water a right?: The ballad of Cable Hogue and environmental law

The rush for land, the rush for oil, the rush for progress: spectacle in Cimarron, Tulsa, Comes a horseman, and There will be blood

Transcontinental technologies: telegraphs, trains, and the environment in Union Pacific, Jesse James, and The last hunt

Smoke signals and American Indian westerns: narratives of environmental adaptation

A west and a western that works?: contemporary traditional westerns, Riders of the whistling pines, and Silver City.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references, filmography and index.

ISBN:

9780806142463

0806142464

OCLC:

743039872