Robert Morin : Preliminary Notes for a Western, 1990

Abstract

Perron delineates how Morin uses the conventions of the western genre and gives it a twist to speak of one's power - especially women's - against the codes and patriarchy of language. The author elaborates on the artist's strategies - such as the use of a female narrator playing both men and women characters - which create a form of distanciation that liberates the viewer. Biographical notes on artist and author