Kultura vestern žanra

undergraduate thesis

• Title (english): The Culture of the Western Genre
• Author: Jura Obadić
• Mentor: Vladimira Rezo (mentor)
• Mentor: Željka Sruk (sumentor)
• Committee member: Vladimira Rezo (predsjednik povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Željka Sruk (član povjerenstva)
• Granter: University of Zagreb; Faculty of Croatian Studies; Zagreb
• Defense date and country: 2024-07-10, Croatia
• Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline: SOCIAL SCIENCES; Information and Communication Sciences; Communicology

Abstract

U radu se bavim analizom vesterna i elementima koji ga čine bezvremenskim oblikom izražavanja. Iako se vestern javljao i prije pojave filmske tehnologije, glavni fokus moje razrade toga umjetničkoga pravca jest uvid u njegovu filmsku narav. Stoga u radu naglasak stavljam na ključne sastavnice filmske ekspresije i nastojim odgonetnuti srž tematike vesterna kao filmskoga žanra – njegov mit. U tome mi najviše pomažu monografije Povijest filma (2009.) Ante Peterlića i Što je film? (2022.) Andréa Bazina, koje jasno dočaravaju razvoj vesterna. Na početku rada dajem definiciju filmskoga žanra, što mi služi kao podloga za analizu vesterna kao filmskoga pravca, a dalje nastavljam s opisom povijesti vesterna u kontekstu američke kolonizacije Zapada, također se osvrćući na ideju mita i što čini protagonista vesterna. Vezano uz to, dijelim vestern na podžanrove i dajem primjere filmskih ostvarenja koja su obilježavala vestern kroz njegovu povijest.

Abstract (english)

In this paper, I analyze the Western genre and what makes it such a timeless form of expression. Although the Western genre appeared even before the advent of film technology, the main focus of my analysis is providing an insight into its cinematic nature. Therefore, in my paper, I focus on the key components of this genre, one mostly conveyed through film, and I try to unravel the core of the theme of a Western as a film genre – its myth. The monographs History of Film (2009) by Ante Peterlić and What is a Film? by André Bazin were the most useful titles in my analysis of the subject as they were the most precise in their depiction of the development of Westerns. At the beginning of the paper, I define a film genre, which serves as the basis for my analysis of the Western genre, after which I continue with a description of the history of Westerns in the context of the American colonization of the West while providing more insight into the concept of a myth and what constitutes the protagonist of a Western. I also divide Western genre into their subgenres and give examples of Western films that marked the genre throughout its history.

• Keywords: vestern; filmski žanr; podžanrovi; protagonist vesterna; mit
• Keywords (english): Western; film genre; subgenres; Western protagonist; myth
• Language: croatian
• URN:NBN: urn:nbn:hr:111:935065
• Study programme: Title: Communication Studies (Single Major); Study programme type: university; Study level: undergraduate; Academic / professional title: sveučilišni/a prvostupnik/prvostupnica (baccalaureus/baccalaurea) komunikologije (sveučilišni/a prvostupnik/prvostupnica (baccalaureus/baccalaurea) komunikologije)
• Type of resource: Text
• File origin: Born digital
• Access conditions: Open access
• Created on: 2024-11-11 10:05:48