Tom,
Neil actually has a section of his introduction in Post-Westerns devoted to discussing the difference, pretty much in the way that Eric Morel and others have limned it in their responses. With a hyphen typically refers to cinema; w/o refers to a growing critical orientation, of which Susan’s book is perhaps the most widely known.
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> On Nov 25, 2014, at 11:03 AM, Tom Lynch <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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> Hi all, thanks for the input. I'm inclined towards Dru's suggestion, which I think is how I am seeing the terms used, albeit not always consistently. That is "postwestern" refers to a theoretical approach or school, whereas "post-Western" refers to a genre of film, or TV program, or novel. So, for example, Susan Kollin's book is titled Postwestern Cultures, and refers to a theoretical approach. On the other hand, Neil Campbell's book is titled Post-Westerns: Cinema, Region, West, and refers to a genre.
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> Personally, I've never liked the "post" prefix, but nobody asked me and we're kind of stuck with it now.
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> On Tue, Nov 25, 2014 at 9:44 AM, Spurgeon, Sara <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> I think the general trend in “post”-ing is sans hyphen. I hardly ever see post-modern any more. And postmodern without the hyphen gets recognized by spell check as a legitimate word. Combine that with Susan’s Postwestern and I say we have an authoritative decision.
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> I would argue for postwestern, as I am thinking you refer to that amorphous thing we are still figuring out--an ethos, a moment, a phenomenon, right? A theoretical framework? Do you think Susan Kollin made a case for using a single, unhyphenated word in Postwestern Cultures? If so, there is precedent for this neologism. If not, then of course that is interesting, too.
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> If you are referring more specifically to something following the Western as a genre, then i would agree with Drucilla. But I understood your query differently.
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> From: Western Literature discussion <[log in to unmask]> on behalf of Tom Lynch <[log in to unmask]>
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> An editor's question:
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> postwestern or
> post-western, or
> post-Western?
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> And why?
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