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.
Nic
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On Nov 25, 2014, at 11:03 AM, Tom Lynch <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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.
Personally, I've never liked the "post" prefix, but nobody asked me and we're kind of stuck with it now.
-Tom
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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.
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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Subject: post? west
An editor's question:
postwestern or
post-western, or
post-Western?
And why?
-Tom
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