What west? Worlding the western in Hernan Diaz's in the distance

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Campbell, Neil 2019. What west? Worlding the western in Hernan Diaz's in the distance. Western American Literature. 54 (2), pp. 103-121.
AuthorsCampbell, Neil
Abstract

The essay examines Hernan Diaz's novel In the Distance as an example of "worlding", showing how it interrupts conventions of the western to explore a postexceptionalist view of the West as a space of difference in which worlds collide.

Keywordspostexceptionalist, worlding, western
Year2019
JournalWestern American Literature
Journal citation54 (2), pp. 103-121
PublisherUniversity of Nebraska Press
ISSN1948-7142
Web address (URL)http://hdl.handle.net/10545/624630
hdl:10545/624630
Publication dates2019
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Deposited27 Mar 2020, 16:04
Accepted13 Feb 2019
ContributorsUniversity of Derby
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