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The western in Obama's America

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The western in Obama's America

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Abstract As America ushers in a new era of leadership at the White House, one of the nation's most identifying art forms -- the western genre -- struggles to be relevant. Motion picture studios show a reluctance to fund new installments on the big screen because popular audiences have shown dwindling interest, while many western authors are forced to publish multiple works each year, unable to live off the proceeds of one. The western has always captured the essence of American ideology, but more and more, that ideology is shifting, re-identifying itself and steering clear of stagnation. If the genre is to find a popular foothold with its homeland once again, rather than wither away as a once-ubiquitous source of entertainment to an entire population, it will have to evolve and address this ever-changing socio-cultural landscape.

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Creator Tapley, Kristopher (author)

Core Title The western in Obama's America

School Annenberg School for Communication

Degree Master of Arts

Degree Program Journalism (Print Journalism)

Publication Date 04/21/2009

Defense Date 04/21/2009

Publisher University of Southern California (original), University of Southern California. Libraries (digital)

Tag art,Barack Obama,film,journalism,movies,OAI-PMH Harvest,politics,westerns

Place Name USA (countries)

Language English

Contributor Electronically uploaded by the author (provenance)

Advisor Kotler, Jonathan (committee chair), Cray, Edward (committee member), Jewell, Richard B. (committee member)

Creator Email kristapley@yahoo.com,ktapley@usc.edu

Permanent Link (DOI) https://doi.org/10.25549/usctheses-m2097

Unique identifier UC157553

Identifier etd-Tapley-2697 (filename),usctheses-m40 (legacy collection record id),usctheses-c127-221500 (legacy record id),usctheses-m2097 (legacy record id)

Legacy Identifier etd-Tapley-2697.pdf

Dmrecord 221500

Document Type Thesis

Rights Tapley, Kristopher

Type texts

Source University of Southern California (contributing entity), University of Southern California Dissertations and Theses (collection)

Repository Name Libraries, University of Southern California

Repository Location Los Angeles, California

Repository Email cisadmin@lib.usc.edu