• Gay Cowboys

  • May 29 2024
  • Length: 12 mins
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Gay Cowboys

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  • The cowboy is a symbol of nationalistic masculine identity in America, but what is the true history of these frontier legends, and how has the western genre misrepresented them? This is part one of a two part discussion on the expression of marginalized identities on the frontier. Part two out June 26th.

    Concepts:

    • Gender and sexuality
    • The usable past
    • Periphery as space for difference

    Sources:

    Widdowson, Oryan. n.d. “A Deep Voice: How Newspapers Talk About Harry Allen, 1900 - 1923.”

    Barbash, Fred. 2021. “‘He Paid a Dear Price for It’: The 19th-Century Ordeal of One of America’s First Transgender Men.” Washington Post, October 25, 2021. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2016/09/08/he-paid-a-dear-price-for-it-the-19th-century-story-of-one-of-americas-first-transgender-men/.

    “Out West: The Queer Sexuality of the American Cowboy and His Cultural Significance.” n.d. Accessed April 24, 2024. https://www.brandeis.edu/writing-program/write-now/2021-2022/miller-hana/index.html.
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