Remapping the American West

At the 2011 MLA Convention in Los Angeles (6-9 Jan.), Nicolas Witschi presented his paper "'Down These Mean Streets': Deadwood, Cinematic Space, and the Irruption of Genre Codes" as part of a panel sponsored by The Western Literature Association. This panel, "Remapping the American West," is one of two sessions presented by the WLA in its inaugural year as an Allied Organization of the Modern Language Association.