The Horse is the White of the Eye: Pioneering and the American Southwest in Twin Peaks

This paper examines imagery of the American Southwest and its history in the transmedia of David Lynch and Mark Frost’s Twin Peaks. Elements in season three and The Secret History of Twin Peaks reveal a contemporary perspective on the consequences of western expansion. A social construct, the mythos...

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Autor principal:	Rob E. King
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Lenguaje:	EN
Publicado:	New York City College of Technology 2020
Materias:	twin peaks pioneer american southwest atomic bomb jack parsons history ghost towns History of scholarship and learning. The humanities AZ20-999 Language and Literature P Literature (General) PN1-6790
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:ad26e9be7fe54fa5af469e43bbc83ee62021-11-08T21:35:02ZThe Horse is the White of the Eye: Pioneering and the American Southwest in Twin Peaks2160-0104https://doaj.org/article/ad26e9be7fe54fa5af469e43bbc83ee62020-02-01T00:00:00Zhttps://nanocrit.com/issues/issue15/The-Horse-is-the-White-of-the-Eye-Pioneering-and-the-American-Southwest-in-Twin-Peakshttps://doaj.org/toc/2160-0104This paper examines imagery of the American Southwest and its history in the transmedia of David Lynch and Mark Frost’s Twin Peaks. Elements in season three and The Secret History of Twin Peaks reveal a contemporary perspective on the consequences of western expansion. A social construct, the mythos of the American West has always been propagated through artistic mediums such as paintings, radio drama, and most importantly television and film. Twin Peaks’ contemporary imagery of ghost towns through Rancho Rosa, perspectives on nuclear testing, and ufology expand upon those narratives of the west. This paper argues that when one recognizes the incorporation of the mythos of the American West in the mythos of Twin Peaks—the creators’ usage of the Trinity Test in New Mexico, products of gold rushes and oil booms as well as their abandonment, and Southwestern desert rituals—a larger statement is revealed on the boundlessness of western conquest and the evil that men do.Rob E. KingNew York City College of Technologyarticletwin peakspioneeramerican southwestatomic bombjack parsonshistoryghost townsHistory of scholarship and learning. The humanitiesAZ20-999Language and LiteraturePLiterature (General)PN1-6790ENNANO, Iss 15 (2020)
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description	This paper examines imagery of the American Southwest and its history in the transmedia of David Lynch and Mark Frost’s Twin Peaks. Elements in season three and The Secret History of Twin Peaks reveal a contemporary perspective on the consequences of western expansion. A social construct, the mythos of the American West has always been propagated through artistic mediums such as paintings, radio drama, and most importantly television and film. Twin Peaks’ contemporary imagery of ghost towns through Rancho Rosa, perspectives on nuclear testing, and ufology expand upon those narratives of the west. This paper argues that when one recognizes the incorporation of the mythos of the American West in the mythos of Twin Peaks—the creators’ usage of the Trinity Test in New Mexico, products of gold rushes and oil booms as well as their abandonment, and Southwestern desert rituals—a larger statement is revealed on the boundlessness of western conquest and the evil that men do.
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The Horse is the White of the Eye: Pioneering and the American Southwest in Twin Peaks

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