No Single Trajectory

This book presents papers by eleven European scholars that explore the ambivalent representations of an American West that follows "e;no single trajectory, creating instead a series of lines and rhythms, always moving, crossing, and folding"e; (Neil Campbell). The papers explore the use of the American West as an ideal or a realistic setting in different cultural productions, ranging from music ("e;Sing-along Melodies of the West"e;) to film ("e;Western Images in Motion"e;) or comics ("e;Graphic Representations of the American West"e;), and including popular cultural fields like podcasts, fashion, and gastronomy ("e;Performing the West"e;).