The Western's Edge
Nowhere West and AMC's Hell on Wheels as (Im)Moral Allegories for Living
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21206007 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Garret Castleberry (corresponding author), Garret L Castleberry |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 8 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 330-346 |
| Publication date | 2015-11-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Review of Qualitative Research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1940-8447 • E-ISSN: 1940-8455 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1525/irqr.2015.8.3.330 |
| OpenAlex | W2338886881 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 4 |
In this essay, I analyze how cable channel AMC's antihero Western drama Hell on Wheels centralizes its narrative around life at the edge of civilization. I juxtapose my analysis against the community experiences I observed and experienced growing up in a small “Western” town. Specifically, I inspect how the show's (im)moral elements that emphasize Western themes of community, religion, and justice may not be melodramatic so much as sobering reality and a reflection of everyday survival for small towns and those who struggle within them
Aesthetics · Archaeology · Art · Civilization · Drama · Economic Justice · Everyday life · Literature · Narrative · Political science · Sociology · Western culture · Cinema and Media Studies · Gender Studies · History · Law · Leadership, Courage, and Heroism Studies · Media Influence and Health
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |