Beyond Eurocentrism: Manuel Poirier’s Breton Road-film Western

In this paper on Manuel Poirier’s 1998 film Western, I explore the Peruvian-born director’s construction of Europe as a ‘home’ for non-European immigrants and Europeans alike. Through his appropriation and creative re-signification of the conventions pertaining to the genre of the American western,...

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Main Author: Helene Catherine Sicard-Cowan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: UTS ePRESS 2007-10-01
Series:PORTAL: Journal of Multidisciplinary International Studies
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Online Access:http://epress.lib.uts.edu.au/journals/index.php/portal/article/view/423