Lone Star
$44.52
- Paperback
168 pages
- Release Date
16 June 2026
Summary
Filmmaker John Sayles has been a key voice in independent cinema since the 1970s, interrogating American legends by retelling stories about class, race, labor, sexuality, history, and violence.
Lone Star, released in 1996, was ahead of its time in exploring the prevailing legends of the Borderlands through the intersectionality of Black, Chicano, and women’s narratives. Set in the fictional small town of Frontera on the Texas/Mexico border, the film opens with the discovery o…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780826369390 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0826369391 |
| Author: | Alison Fields |
| Publisher: | University of New Mexico Press |
| Imprint: | University of New Mexico Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 168 |
| Release Date: | 16 June 2026 |
| Weight: | 103g |
| Dimensions: | 178mm x 127mm x 17mm |
| Series: | Reel West Series |
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Critics Review
“In this timely and engaging study, Alison Fields examines Lone Star as a landmark Western that delves deeply into the cultures, politics, and histories of the US/Mexico borderlands. A nuanced and perceptive book, Lone Star offers rich insights into debates about memory and counter-memory, the struggles for national belonging, and the meanings of local and regional places.” – Susan Kollin, author of Thelma & Louise
About The Author
Alison Fields
Alison Fields is the acting director of the School of Visual Arts at the University of Oklahoma. She is the Mary Lou Milner Carver Professor of Art of the American West, a professor of art history, and the author or coeditor of four books, including Discordant Memories: Atomic Age Narratives and Visual Culture.
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