Required Books and Films
Required Book (available at Evergreen bookstore):
- Slotkin, Richard. Gunfighter Nation
Other readings will be posted on the password protected site and may include:
- Coen Brothers screenplay. No Country For Old Men
- Patrick McGee. From Shane to Kill Bill: Rethinking the Western
- Thomas Schatz. Hollywood Film Genres
- Henry Nash Smith. Virgin Land: The American West as Symbol and Myth
- Richard White. It’s Your Misfortune and None of my Own
- Owen Wister. The Virginian
Tentative screening schedule (due dates). Will be finalized on first day of class.
Saturday, July 30 (Week 1)
- Stagecoach and Red River
- Recommended: The Searchers
Saturday, August 6 (Week 2)
- Shane and High Noon
- Recommended: High Plains Drifter
Saturday, August 13 (Week 3)
- Dances with Wolves and Buffalo Bill and the Indians
- Recommended: Little Big Man
Saturday, August 20 (Week 4)
- The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance and Unforgiven
- Recommended: McCabe and Mrs. Miller
Saturday, August 27 (Week 5)
- Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid and The Wild Bunch
- Other options: Brokeback Mountain, Heartland, and True Grit (both versions)