The Evolution of the Western: The American Frontier in Film and Television

Explore the enduring influence of the Western – the quintessential American film genre – and its essential role in US and world culture.

Follow the entire history of the Western, from its roots in the pulp novels of the early 20th century, through the serials of the silent era and the mid-century classics of John Ford and John Wayne, to the recent award-winning revisionist works, like Unforgiven and No Country for Old Men, that provide a more complex and nuanced take on history of the West....