Cowboy Wonderland, History, and Myth: "It Ain't All That Different Than Real Life.".

Simon, William G.; Spence, Louise

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ERIC Number: EJ517703

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1995

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Cowboy Wonderland, History, and Myth: "It Ain't All That Different Than Real Life."

Simon, William G.; Spence, Louise

Journal of Film and Video, v47 n1-3 p67-81 Spr-Fall 1995

Explores the significance of Robert Altman's film "Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson." States that this film examines the western as a national myth and as a commercial entertainment form. Discusses questions about the moral authority of the hero and the consequences for Native Americans of western literature, art, drama, and film. (PA)

Descriptors: American Indians, Auteurism, Film Criticism, Popular Culture, United States History

Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Reports - Evaluative; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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