Eastern Westerns

Film and Genre Outside and Inside Hollywood

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by Stephen Teo

Type

Studies

Subject

Genre > Western

Keywords

western, Asia, American influence

Publishing date

2018

Publisher

Routledge

Collection

Media, Culture and Social Change in Asia

1st publishing

2016

Language

English

Relative size

Physical desc.

Paperback • 284 pages
6 ¼ x 9 ½ inches (16 x 24 cm)

ISBN

978-1-138-59556-9

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Book Presentation:
The western, one of Hollywood’s great film genres, has, surprisingly, enjoyed a revival recently in Asia and in other parts of the world, whilst at the same time declining in America. Although the western is often seen as an example of American cultural dominance, this book challenges this view. It considers the western from an Asian perspective, exploring why the rise of Asian westerns has come about, and examining how its aesthetics, styles and politics have evolved as a result. It analyses specific Asian Westerns as well as Westerns made elsewhere, including in Australia, Europe, and Hollywood, to demonstrate how these employ Asian philosophical and mythical ideas and value systems. The book concludes that the western is a genre which is truly global, and not one that that is purely intrinsic to America.

About the Author:
Stephen Teo is an Associate Professor in the Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.

See the publisher website: Routledge