Navajo Weavings in John Ford Westerns
| Autor: | Jennifer McLerran, Thomas Patin |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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| Zdroj: | International Journal of Semiotics and Visual Rhetoric. 2:73-90 |
| ISSN: | 2573-2625 2573-2617 |
| Popis: | This article describes how although placed in the periphery or backgrounds of many scenes, Navajo weavings are central to the presentation of the spectacle of wilderness, savagery, warfare, heroism, and salvation in many of John Ford's westerns. In this article, the authors examine specific examples of visual rhetoric in two of Ford's westerns: Stagecoach and The Searchers. They articulate how Navajo weavings constitute a strategic component of set designs and have consequences for viewers' expectations and understandings of these films. These weavings are key elements of a powerful visual rhetoric in Ford's films. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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