Author Elizabeth Gonzalez James discusses the renaissance of westerns, with a new wave of inclusive stories featuring marginalized characters. Her second novel, The Bullet Swallower, set in 1895 at the Texas-Mexico border, adds to this new frontier of westerns.
What’s the case for the western in 2024? Once a backbone of cinema and literature, the genre looks downright dated to contemporary eyes, steeped as it is in harmful American mythologies of racism, colonialism, and toxic masculinity. Westerns endure, but they’re long overdue for radical change—and now, change is here. According to author Elizabeth Gonzalez James , westerns are undergoing a renaissance, with those who were sidelined, villainised, or victimised now telling their own stories.
A new wave of westerns featuring Black, queer, Asian, and Indigenous characters is striking the genre like a depth charge. “It’s not a reimagining of history; it's just history,” James tells Esquire. “It’s the truth of the people who were there. We’re going to keep seeing more of these stories, and I think it’s wonderful.” With the release of her second novel, The Bullet Swallower, James is making her own mark on the new frontier of westerns. Set in 1895 at the border between Texas and Mexico, the novel centres on Antonio Sonoro, the scion of a moneyed but deplorable family living in Dorado, Mexico
Westerns Renaissance Inclusive Stories Marginalized Characters Elizabeth Gonzalez James The Bullet Swallower Texas-Mexico Border
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