Never Apologize: The Westerns of John Wayne by John Ford

Lifelong Learning | Registration closed 11/19/2024

9000 Babcock Blvd Pittsburgh, PA 15237 United States
PSC 101
10/30/2024-12/4/2024
11:00 AM-12:30 PM EST on Wed
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Never Apologize: The Westerns of John Wayne by John Ford

Lifelong Learning | Registration closed 11/19/2024

These five weeks will focus on one of the most productive and talked about collaborations in all of Cinema History.  Director John Ford, who won a record four Oscars, and his frequent star John Wayne worked together for decades and produced many of the most memorable films ever., though this class will only deal with their most famous genre:  The Western.

First will be the movie that made Wayne a major star, Stagecoach, from 1939.  Then we will go through the “Calvary Trilogy”, Fort Apache, Wayne’s favorite movie She Wore a Yellow Ribbon, and Rio Grande.  Finally, we’ll look at the masterpiece, which comes with its own controversies, The Searchers.

 

Young, Michael
Michael Young

With a Ph. D. in Writing and Literature from the University of Cincinnati, Michael Young has taught at schools such as the University of Nebraska – Lincoln, Kansas State University, Robert Morris University, and La Roche University .  His Masters is from Kansas State and Bachelors is from Duquesne University. 

 

He is an award-winning teacher and author of creative non-fiction, along with publications as a poet and short story writer. Recently, he added professional educational consultant to his resume.   In addition, he has many articles and essays in peer reviewed journals, anthologies, and encyclopedias – including a couple in the MLA Approaches to Teaching series.  His scholarly works range from Writing Pedagogy, Shakespeare, American Literature, Canadian Literature, Pedagogy, to Media (Cinema and Television), plus presentations at more than 90 conferences – including those in History and Sociology – such as CCCC, NCTE, NEMLA, and MMLA. He has been awarded a number of grants, notably by the Canadian Government, and has been included in Who's Who in America.