The American West has often been represented as a space of promise in film as well as in other ar... more The American West has often been represented as a space of promise in film as well as in other artistic expressions. In the United States, the migration westward evokes ideas of reinvention, adaptation and renewal, and feelings of uniqueness and national destiny. The westward expansion and the frontier experience are repeatedly associated with the emergence of the United States as a distinctive nation, and in this process towards national uniqueness and exceptionality the West transcends its geographical character to include concepts such as language, race, history, or religion. These identity factors, together with a number of political and social practices, are invoked as the determining attributes that help breed the United SE HABLA ESPANOL: A CERTAIN TENDENCY IN THE WESTERN FILM1
The American West has often been represented as a space of promise in film as well as in other ar... more The American West has often been represented as a space of promise in film as well as in other artistic expressions. In the United States, the migration westward evokes ideas of reinvention, adaptation and renewal, and feelings of uniqueness and national destiny. The westward expansion and the frontier experience are repeatedly associated with the emergence of the United States as a distinctive nation, and in this process towards national uniqueness and exceptionality the West transcends its geographical character to include concepts such as language, race, history, or religion. These identity factors, together with a number of political and social practices, are invoked as the determining attributes that help breed the United SE HABLA ESPANOL: A CERTAIN TENDENCY IN THE WESTERN FILM1
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