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30319. WOMEN IN THE WESTERN FILMOGRAPHY AND BIBLIOGRAPHYCamille McCutcheonThe following fi lmography and bibliographies were compiled to demonstrate the diversity of women’s roles in the American Western. These compilations comple-ment one another—the fi lmography is not only supported and furthered by the selected, representative bibliography of resources on women in the Western, it is also sustained by the historical foundation provided by the selective, represen-tative bibliography of resources of women in the nineteenth-century US West. Remarkably, the most challenging aspect of this project turned out to be manag-ing its immense scope. There were so many resources for consideration that they created a dilemma: a whole book could have been fashioned out of them. As a result, the following parameters for academic researchers and members of the general public were established.1Selective, Representative Filmography of Female-Led US WesternsTo be considered for inclusion in this fi lmography, a fi lm must be included in the American Film Institute (AFI) Catalog of Feature Films and feature female actor(s) in a prominent role or roles. In addition, the principle female actor must receive fi rst or second billing. “Female” includes girls, adoles-cents, and women. AFI must classify the fi lm in the Western genre, and the fi lm itself must be set in the American West. The Exceptions List contains fi lms in which the principle female actor receives third billing or less. The Exceptions List also includes fi lms classifi ed as musicals or drama. Some 6365_Matheson.indd 3036365_Matheson.indd 30310/06/20 9:55 AM10/06/20 9:55 AMFOR REVIEW PURPOSES ONLY. NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION OR RESALE.
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30319. WOMEN IN THE WESTERN FILMOGRAPHY AND BIBLIOGRAPHYCamille McCutcheonThe following fi lmography and bibliographies were compiled to demonstrate the diversity of women’s roles in the American Western. These compilations comple-ment one another—the fi lmography is not only supported and furthered by the selected, representative bibliography of resources on women in the Western, it is also sustained by the historical foundation provided by the selective, represen-tative bibliography of resources of women in the nineteenth-century US West. Remarkably, the most challenging aspect of this project turned out to be manag-ing its immense scope. There were so many resources for consideration that they created a dilemma: a whole book could have been fashioned out of them. As a result, the following parameters for academic researchers and members of the general public were established.1Selective, Representative Filmography of Female-Led US WesternsTo be considered for inclusion in this fi lmography, a fi lm must be included in the American Film Institute (AFI) Catalog of Feature Films and feature female actor(s) in a prominent role or roles. In addition, the principle female actor must receive fi rst or second billing. “Female” includes girls, adoles-cents, and women. AFI must classify the fi lm in the Western genre, and the fi lm itself must be set in the American West. The Exceptions List contains fi lms in which the principle female actor receives third billing or less. The Exceptions List also includes fi lms classifi ed as musicals or drama. Some 6365_Matheson.indd 3036365_Matheson.indd 30310/06/20 9:55 AM10/06/20 9:55 AMFOR REVIEW PURPOSES ONLY. NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION OR RESALE.
© 2022, Edinburgh University Press, Edinburgh

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. CONTENTS v
  3. FIGURES ix
  4. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS xi
  5. INTRODUCTION 1
  6. PART ONE. ROLES ON THE RANGE
  7. 1. SILENT BUT ROWDY: STUNTWOMEN OF THE EARLY FRONTIER 11
  8. 2. SUFFERING HEROINES ON THE FRONTIER—MELODRAMA AND PATHOS, 1914–39 27
  9. 3. WHEN EAST GOES WEST: THE LOSS OF DRAMATIC AGENCY IN DEMILLE’S WESTERN WOMEN FROM THE 1910s TO THE 1930s 45
  10. 4. THE VIRGINIAN AND THE ROSE: TWO KEY FEMALE ROLES IN WESTERN FILMS AND COMICS 61
  11. 5. FREUD, “THE FAMILY ON THE LAND,” AND THE FEMININE TURN IN POST-WAR WESTERNS 75
  12. 6. CLYTEMNESTRA AND ELECTRA UNDER WESTERN SKIES 91
  13. 7. “NEVER SEEN A WOMAN WHO WAS MORE OF A MAN”: SALOON GIRLS, WOMEN HEROES, AND FEMALE MASCULINITY IN THE WESTERN 107
  14. 8. GENDER POLITICS IN THE REVISIONIST WESTERN: INTERROGATING THE PERPETRATOR–VICTIM BINARY IN THE MISSING (HOWARD 2003) 121
  15. PART TWO. WOMEN’S ISSUES IN POST-WAR, REVISIONIST, AND FEMINIST WESTERNS
  16. 9. TRADING PLACES—TRADING RACES: THE CROSS-CULTURAL ASSIMILATION OF WOMEN IN THE SEARCHERS (1956) AND THE UNFORGIVEN (1960) 141
  17. 10. WESTERN NOSTALGIA, REVISIONISM, AND NATIVE AMERICAN WOMEN IN WIND RIVER (2017) 159
  18. 11. MOSTLY WHORES WITH A (VERY) FEW ANGELS: ASIAN WOMEN IN THE WESTERN 173
  19. 12. “WE BEEN HAUNTED A LONG TIME”—RAPED WOMEN IN WESTERNS 187
  20. 13. “MY BODY FOR A HAND OF POKER”: THE BELLE STARR STORY IN ITS CONTEXTS 201
  21. 14. THE FEMALE AVENGER IN POST-9/11 WESTERNS 223
  22. 15. YOU’VE GOT SOMETHING: FEMALE AGENCY IN JUSTIFIED 243
  23. 16. EASTWARD THE WOMEN: REMAPPING WOMEN’S JOURNEYS IN TOMMY LEE JONES’S THE HOMESMAN (2014) 257
  24. 17. WOMEN GOTTA GUN? ICONOGRAPHY AND FEMALE REPRESENTATION IN GODLESS 271
  25. 18. WAGON MISTRESS 287
  26. PART THREE. FILMOGRAPHY AND BIBLIOGRAPHIES
  27. 19. WOMEN IN THE WESTERN FILMOGRAPHY AND BIBLIOGRAPHY 303
  28. CONTRIBUTORS 335
  29. INDEX 341
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Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. CONTENTS v
  3. FIGURES ix
  4. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS xi
  5. INTRODUCTION 1
  6. PART ONE. ROLES ON THE RANGE
  7. 1. SILENT BUT ROWDY: STUNTWOMEN OF THE EARLY FRONTIER 11
  8. 2. SUFFERING HEROINES ON THE FRONTIER—MELODRAMA AND PATHOS, 1914–39 27
  9. 3. WHEN EAST GOES WEST: THE LOSS OF DRAMATIC AGENCY IN DEMILLE’S WESTERN WOMEN FROM THE 1910s TO THE 1930s 45
  10. 4. THE VIRGINIAN AND THE ROSE: TWO KEY FEMALE ROLES IN WESTERN FILMS AND COMICS 61
  11. 5. FREUD, “THE FAMILY ON THE LAND,” AND THE FEMININE TURN IN POST-WAR WESTERNS 75
  12. 6. CLYTEMNESTRA AND ELECTRA UNDER WESTERN SKIES 91
  13. 7. “NEVER SEEN A WOMAN WHO WAS MORE OF A MAN”: SALOON GIRLS, WOMEN HEROES, AND FEMALE MASCULINITY IN THE WESTERN 107
  14. 8. GENDER POLITICS IN THE REVISIONIST WESTERN: INTERROGATING THE PERPETRATOR–VICTIM BINARY IN THE MISSING (HOWARD 2003) 121
  15. PART TWO. WOMEN’S ISSUES IN POST-WAR, REVISIONIST, AND FEMINIST WESTERNS
  16. 9. TRADING PLACES—TRADING RACES: THE CROSS-CULTURAL ASSIMILATION OF WOMEN IN THE SEARCHERS (1956) AND THE UNFORGIVEN (1960) 141
  17. 10. WESTERN NOSTALGIA, REVISIONISM, AND NATIVE AMERICAN WOMEN IN WIND RIVER (2017) 159
  18. 11. MOSTLY WHORES WITH A (VERY) FEW ANGELS: ASIAN WOMEN IN THE WESTERN 173
  19. 12. “WE BEEN HAUNTED A LONG TIME”—RAPED WOMEN IN WESTERNS 187
  20. 13. “MY BODY FOR A HAND OF POKER”: THE BELLE STARR STORY IN ITS CONTEXTS 201
  21. 14. THE FEMALE AVENGER IN POST-9/11 WESTERNS 223
  22. 15. YOU’VE GOT SOMETHING: FEMALE AGENCY IN JUSTIFIED 243
  23. 16. EASTWARD THE WOMEN: REMAPPING WOMEN’S JOURNEYS IN TOMMY LEE JONES’S THE HOMESMAN (2014) 257
  24. 17. WOMEN GOTTA GUN? ICONOGRAPHY AND FEMALE REPRESENTATION IN GODLESS 271
  25. 18. WAGON MISTRESS 287
  26. PART THREE. FILMOGRAPHY AND BIBLIOGRAPHIES
  27. 19. WOMEN IN THE WESTERN FILMOGRAPHY AND BIBLIOGRAPHY 303
  28. CONTRIBUTORS 335
  29. INDEX 341
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