{"product_id":"9798765123041","title":"Queering the Cowboy From The Virginian to Westworld","description":"\u003ch1\u003eQueering the Cowboy\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eFrom The Virginian to Westworld\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eMark Asquith\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eLiterary Criticism \/ American \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn exploration of the queer Western across contemporary literature and film, before and beyond \u003ci\u003eBrokeback Mountain\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eQueer cowboys are everywhere. From the kinky kitsch of Chappell Roan and Orville Peck to the cinema blockbuster \u003ci\u003eThe Power of the Dog \u003c\/i\u003e(2021), the queer cowboy has become a person of interest. \u003ci\u003eQueering the Cowboy\u003c\/i\u003e traces the phenomenon from the classic Western to contemporary films and books, to demonstrate that the journey from John Wayne to Roan is not long – since camp has always been a flipside to the cowboy's hypermasculinity. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAdopting queer theory with intersectional and psychoanalytical approaches, Mark Asquith reveals queer subtexts in ostensibly straight texts and assesses the success of queer representation in queer blockbusters. He shows how the Western replaces the woman – as object of male appreciation – with the cowboy, including how his leather chaps and spurs have become fetishized objects of male desire. The book also explores how male relationships in Westerns are mediated through screen women, horses, and expertise with a gun; how the cowboy becomes both surrogate father and queered model of masculinity to young boys; and how crossdressing and transgender men and women are represented. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eQueering the Cowboy\u003c\/i\u003e offers readings of \u003ci\u003eMidnight Cowboy \u003c\/i\u003e(1969),\u003ci\u003e The Power of the Dog,\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBrokeback Mountain\u003c\/i\u003e (2005), arguing that the films tend to straighten out the more radically written texts. Ending with an analysis of HBO's \u003ci\u003eWestworld \u003c\/i\u003e(2016-2022), it shows that, even when projected into the distant future, the robot cowboy remains a distinctly queer character.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eMark Asquith\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of a number of articles and books on Western themes, most notably \u003ci\u003eLost in the New West: Reading Williams, McCarthy, Proulx and McGuane\u003c\/i\u003e (Bloomsbury, 2021); \u003ci\u003eThe Lost Frontier: Reading Annie Proulx's Short Stories \u003c\/i\u003e(Bloomsbury, 2014); and \u003ci\u003eAnnie Proulx's \u003c\/i\u003eBrokeback Mountain \u003ci\u003eand\u003c\/i\u003e Postcards\u003ci\u003e: A Readers' Guide\u003c\/i\u003e (Bloomsbury, 2009). He holds a PhD from King's College London, UK.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e04 February 2027\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9798765123041\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e288\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e16.0\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53099329749132,"sku":"9798765123041","price":90.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_64849d67-2be2-4b32-8268-6ceb83f55a55.jpg?v=1789063827","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9798765123041","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}