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Buch, Englisch, 98 Seiten

Meter

John Wayne and Ideology


1. Auflage 2014
ISBN: 978-1-4438-5905-9
Verlag: Cambridge Scholars Publishing

Buch, Englisch, 98 Seiten

ISBN: 978-1-4438-5905-9
Verlag: Cambridge Scholars Publishing


John Wayne and Ideology is an examination of John Wayne’s legacy as a political force. It is no exaggeration to say that, playing the lead in over 150 movies, he is one of the most popular actors in the history of cinema. This book argues that his enduring popularity is historically mediated. Certainly an A-list actor before and during World War II, John Wayne nevertheless did not become an icon until after the war, when, because of the war and emerging calls for women’s and minorities’ rights, white masculinity anxieties spiked. The American political reaction to this new world was a radical shift to the right, with John Wayne and Ronald Reagan embodying that change. The racist, misogynous, and homophobic films of John Wayne, still hugely popular, bear witness to that right turn. Moreover, that legacy continues, with generations of “Johns Wayne”—such as, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sylvester Stallone, and post-9/11 superheroes—desperately trying to recenter white American masculinity.
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Meter, Larry A. Van
Originally from Austin, Texas, Larry Van Meter is the author of many essays and books, on various topics ranging from constitutional law, to woman suffrage, to Oklahoma prohibition, to film studies. His research interests include, but are not limited to, postmodernity, critical race theory, post-war American literature, mainstream cinema, feminism, and the history of politics and ideology.

After taking his Master's degree, he served as a Russian and Serbo-Croatian linguist in the US Navy, working in various stations and on several submarines. After the Navy, he earned a PhD in English from Texas A&M. For the past 10 years, he has worked as an English, Film, and Humanities Professor. When not reading, writing, or watching gritty film noir, he can be found fly fishing or playing cribbage.

Originally from Austin, Texas, Larry Van Meter is the author of many essays and books, on various topics ranging from constitutional law, to woman suffrage, to Oklahoma prohibition, to film studies. His research interests include, but are not limited to, postmodernity, critical race theory, post-war American literature, mainstream cinema, feminism, and the history of politics and ideology.

After taking his Master's degree, he served as a Russian and Serbo-Croatian linguist in the US Navy, working in various stations and on several submarines. After the Navy, he earned a PhD in English from Texas A&M. For the past 10 years, he has worked as an English, Film, and Humanities Professor. When not reading, writing, or watching gritty film noir, he can be found fly fishing or playing cribbage.


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