Books by Susan Kollin
Susan Kollin directs the American Studies program at Montana State University–Bozeman, where she teaches courses in western American literature, feminist studies, ecocriticism, and the environmental humanities. Her publications include A History of Western American Literature (edited for Cambridge University Press) and Thelma & Louise (University of New Mexico Press).
Interviews with Susan Kollin
Landmark Western Novels, recommended by Susan Kollin
The Western evolved out of colonial adventure narratives that dramatised a battle between so-called ‘savagery’ and ‘civilisation’; dime novels then turned the cowboy into an iconic symbol of masculinity—explains Susan Kollin, professor of American studies at Montana State University. But this antique genre has plenty of literary potential and moral uncertainty to offer to the modern reader. Here, she selects five landmark Western novels that explore frontier mythology.
