WOMAN OF THE WEST – GENRE, GENDER, AND POLITICS IN JOHNNY GUITAR

Authors

  • Antonio João Teixeira Universidade Estadual de Ponta Grossa

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5380/rel.v78i0.14501

Keywords:

Relações de gênero, Gênero cinematográfico, Macartismo

Abstract

Johnny Guitar’s plot challenges many of the conventions of the Western genre. My aim is to show that the film is also transgressive in its very construction. Its mise-en-scène – in which  sexual roles are discussed – metaphorizes the repressive forces at work at the time of its production.

Author Biography

Antonio João Teixeira, Universidade Estadual de Ponta Grossa

Departamento de Línguas Estrangeiras Modernas

Literatura de Língua Inglesa

Leciiono História do Cinema no Curso de Licenciatura em História.

How to Cite

Teixeira, A. J. (2009). WOMAN OF THE WEST – GENRE, GENDER, AND POLITICS IN JOHNNY GUITAR. Revista Letras, 78. https://doi.org/10.5380/rel.v78i0.14501

Issue

Section

Estudos Literários