CFP – Transnationalism and Imperialism: New Perspectives on the Western (Université Paul-Valéry Montpellier)
CFP - Transnationalism and Imperialism: New Perspectives on the Western A conference organized by EMMA (Études Montpelliéraines du Monde Anglophone), CAS (Cultures Anglo-Saxonnes) and CORPUS (Conflits, Représentations et Dialogues dans le Monde Anglo-Saxon) Université Paul-Valéry Montpellier 3 Site Saint Charles November 15-16, 2018 Keynote speakers: Matthew Carter (Manchester Metropolitan University) and Andrew Patrick Nelson (Montana State University) This conference is a follow-up to a symposium entitled “Politics of the Western: a Revisionist Genre” organized by Hervé Mayer (EMMA EA741) at Université Paul Valéry Montpellier 3 on December 8, 2017. The aim of this conference is to question the film genre of the Western as being essentially American by focusing on the transnational dimension of Western narratives and images, as well as the circulation, reception, and production of Westerns outside the United States. The genre has been widely read within the confines of a national culture and cinema in the U.S. […]