The Mythical Frontier, the Mexican Revolution, and the Press

The frontier myth has served as America's secular creation story. As a result, it surfaces widely in popular culture and political discourse. It also resonates in news coverage. This paper explores how the American press framed the Mexican Revolution as a mythical frontier narrative by examining depictions of revolutionary Francisco “Pancho” Villa. The news story that emerges bears close resemblance to the frontier thesis, as articulated by historian Frederick Jackson Turner

Archaeology · Art · Art history · Frontier · Literature · Mythology · Narrative · Political science · Politics · History · Latin American and Latino Studies · Law · Philippine History and Culture · Politics and Society in Latin America

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