Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Desert noir

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The result was delete. Mojo Hand (talk) 17:05, 22 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Desert noir[edit]

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This is a WP:SYNTHESIS of uses of the phrase "desert noir" to imply that it is a term with wide usage and definition. I do not believe that it is such a term. The article collects several isolated instances where the term or similar terms are used and collates them into a literary/film/musical hybrid aesthetic that is invented - or, at least, has not been robustly theorized and defined by anyone in the literary or popular presses, so far as I can tell. (The Calexico articles referenced, for instance, basically just use it as an evocative buzzphrase.) The band Still Corners uses the term in its promotional literature, and this appears to be where the thrust to call it its own 'genre' is originating. Chubbles (talk) 03:49, 15 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Music-related deletion discussions. Spiderone^{(Talk to Spider)} 08:26, 15 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Film-related deletion discussions. Spiderone^{(Talk to Spider)} 08:26, 15 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Literature-related deletion discussions. Spiderone^{(Talk to Spider)} 08:27, 15 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Delete. At best this is a neologism, as I'm unable to find where this is a term that is widely used or discussed. At worst it's a buzzword used to drum up sales or original research. Either way, it doesn't pass notability guidelines at this point in time. ReaderofthePack(formerly Tokyogirl79) (｡◕‿◕｡) 03:56, 16 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Delete There is nothing substantive about this so-called genre, it's just list of things which have been called "desert noir" which should probably be taken to mean "noir in the desert". [Genre in setting] is not a valid article unless reliable sources indicate so. -Indy beetle (talk) 06:24, 16 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.