Dances with Westerns in Poland’s Borderlands

This article deals with the influence of American Westerns on the work of the Polish film directors who chose to adapt the language of the film Western to construct their narrations about Poland’s postwar borderlands, including the so-called Recovered Territories and the Bieszczady region. The analy...

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Published in:	European Journal of American Studies
Main Author:	Piotr Skurowski
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	European Association for American Studies 2019-01-01
Subjects:	Western films borderlands cultural adaptations Polish film Recovered Territories Bieszczady
Online Access:	https://journals.openedition.org/ejas/13595

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