No Single Trajectory - (Hardcover)

About the Book

This book presents papers by eleven European scholars that explore the ambivalent representations of an American West that follows "no single trajectory" in different cultural productions, ranging from music to film or comics, and including podcasts, fashion, and gastronomy.

Book Synopsis

This book presents papers by eleven European scholars that explore the ambivalent representations of an American West that follows "no single trajectory, creating instead a series of lines and rhythms, always moving, crossing, and folding" (Neil Campbell).
The papers explore the use of the American West as an ideal or a realistic setting in different cultural productions, ranging from music ("Sing-along Melodies of the West") to film ("Western Images in Motion") or comics ("Graphic Representations of the American West"), and including popular cultural fields like podcasts, fashion, and gastronomy ("Performing the West").

About the Author

Ángel Chaparro Sainz, Ph.D. (2011), University of the Basque Country, is Associate Professor of English at the University of the Basque Country, Spain. His research deals mostly with the Western American literature, popular music and/or minorities.

Jesús Ángel González, Ph.D. (2000), Universidad de Salamanca, is Professor of English at the University of Cantabria, Spain. He has published monographs and articles on American Literature, Film, and Culture, including The Invention of Illusions: International Perspectives on Paul Auster.