Whoís left (out)?
Almost all representations of ìthe Old Westî (even when it was still new) left out the involvement of recently freed blacks and Asian immigrants in westward expansion. Later representations -- especially film -- later filled in these gaps.
What examples of blacks and Asians were eventually conveyed in film ìWesternsî?
How does the ìWesternî as a genre still operate today? How has it changed? (E.g. The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly, The Unforgiven, Dances With Wolves, etc.)