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The Revision of the Western Genre in "Brokeback Mountain"

Name: The Revision of the Western Genre in "Brokeback Mountain"
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Author: Bachelor of Arts Christina Keppeler
ISBN: 978-3-668-30280-8

Term Paper (Advanced seminar), 2013

26 Pages, Grade: 1,7

Bachelor of Arts Christina Keppeler (Author)

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Table of Contents

1. Introduction

2. The American West
2.1 Myth and Self-Identification
2.2 The West(ern) and its Cultural Significance
2.3 Gay Cowboys: Homosexuality and the Western

3.Brokeback Mountain: Establishing the West
3.1 The Wilderness-Civilization Dichotomy
3.1.1 The Nature of Desire: Brokeback Mountain
3.1.2 Urban Spaces: Painful Domestication

4. Gender Constructions and Homosexuality
4.1 The Cowboy Image as a Sacred Icon and Embodiment of Masculinity
4.2 The Legitimization of Violence: The Regeneration of Male Dominance

5. Brokeback Mountainand Homophobia: “You know, I ain’t queer”

6. Conclusion

7. Works Cited

8. Illustration Index

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Title: The Revision of the Western Genre in "Brokeback Mountain"
College: University of Passau (Lehrstuhl für Englische Literatur und Kultur)
Course: Queering American Culture in Fiction and Film
Grade: 1,7
Author: Bachelor of Arts Christina Keppeler (Author)
Year: 2013
Pages: 26
Catalog Number: V340830
ISBN (eBook): 9783668302792
ISBN (Book): 9783668302808
File size: 1439 KB
Language: English
Keywords: revision, western, genre, brokeback, mountain

Quote paper: Bachelor of Arts Christina Keppeler (Author), 2013, The Revision of the Western Genre in "Brokeback Mountain", Munich, GRIN Verlag, https://www.grin.com/document/340830

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