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How The West Was Sung: Music In The Westerns Of John Ford, Kathryn Kalinak Dec 2006

How The West Was Sung: Music In The Westerns Of John Ford, Kathryn Kalinak

Kathryn M Kalinak

James Stewart once said, "For John Ford, there was no need for dialogue. The music said it all." This lively, accessible study is the first comprehensive analysis of Ford's use of music in his iconic westerns. Encompassing a variety of critical approaches and incorporating original archival research, Kathryn Kalinak explores the director's oft-noted predilection for American folk song, hymnody, and period music. What she finds is that Ford used music as more than a stylistic gesture. In fascinating discussions of Ford's westerns--from silent-era features such as Straight Shooting and The Iron Horse to classics of the sound era such as …

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Qep Grant Proposal, Jenn Fishman Dec 2006

Qep Grant Proposal, Jenn Fishman

Jenn Fishman

Jenn Fishman and Chris Holmlund were awarded a QEP Grant for AY2007-8 to support the Citizenship, Literacy, and Media Film/Speaker Series, which brought to campus Tamara Rosenberg, Vicky Colbert, and Erin Krampetz.

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