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The Last Frontier... Hero? Mas-Cool-Inities and Mask-ulinities in the Third Season of True Detective and Fallout
| dc.contributor.author | del Campo Ramírez, Elsa | |
| dc.date | 2026 | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-09-10T06:49:22Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2026 | |
| dc.description | El arquetipo del cowboy tal y como fue originalmente concebido a finales del siglo XIX—un espíritu libre, obstinado y valiente—quizá precise una revisión urgente en el nuevo milenio. Lejos de destruir al héroe de la frontera americana por antonomasia, la tercera temporada de True Detective (2019) y Fallout (2024) brindan una representación del cowboy más sociable, sensata y matizada que apunta a una deconstrucción del arquetipo o incluso a su actualización en el marco de la era de Trump y el corporativismo estadounidense. En este ensayo, analizo y describo cómo el mito del vaquero es despojado de algunas de sus características típicas, especialmente aquellas asociadas al uso incesante de la violencia y a una masculinidad sustentada en una actitud varonil. | |
| dc.description.abstract | The archetype of the cowboy as it was originally conceived in the late 19th century—unyielding, free-spirited, and courageous—may need an urgent revision in the new millennium. Far from destroying the American frontier hero par excellence, the third season of True Detective (2019) and Fallout (2024) offer a more nuanced, sensible, and sociable depiction of the cowboy that points towards the deconstruction of the archetype or, rather, to its updating within the context of the Trump era in corporatist America. In this essay, I analyze and describe how the cowboy myth is stripped of some of his traditional traits, particularly those associated with the relentless use of violence and a masculinity built upon a macho attitude. | |
| dc.identifier.citation | del Campo Ramírez, Elsa. “The Last Frontier. Hero? : Mas-Cool-Inities and Mask-Ulinities in the Third Season of True Detective and Fallout”. Revista De Estudios Norteamericanos, May 2026, doi:10.12795/REN.2026.i30.3. | |
| dc.identifier.doi | https://doi.org/10.12795/REN.2026.i30.3 | |
| dc.identifier.issn | 2253-8410 | |
| dc.identifier.issn | 1133-309X | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://reunir.unir.net/handle/123456789/20588 | |
| dc.language.iso | eng | |
| dc.publisher | Revista De Estudios Norteamericanos | |
| dc.relation.uri | https://revistascientificas.us.es/index.php/ESTUDIOS_NORTEAMERICANOS/article/view/27098 | |
| dc.rights | openAccess | |
| dc.rights.accessRights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess | |
| dc.rights.license | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/ | |
| dc.subject | cowboy | |
| dc.subject | masculinity | |
| dc.subject | deconstruction | |
| dc.subject | True Detective | |
| dc.subject | Fallout | |
| dc.subject | masculinidad | |
| dc.subject | deconstrucción | |
| dc.title | The Last Frontier... Hero? Mas-Cool-Inities and Mask-ulinities in the Third Season of True Detective and Fallout | |
| dc.type | Article | |
| dc.type.version | info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion | |
| reunir.tag | ~OPU |
