West Wing The American Presidency As Television Drama

Name: West Wing The American Presidency As Television Drama
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ISBN: 9780815630319

ISBN-10: 081563031X

ISBN-13: 9780815630319

Edition: 2003

Authors: Peter C. Rollins, John E. O'Connor

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This work shows that while the series 'The West Wing' may be criticized as 'idealistic', its clever techniques of camera work, lighting, editing and mise en scene reflect America's best image of itself and entertain a loyal audience that wants to believe in the nobility of the American Dream.

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List price: $19.95
Copyright year: 2003
Publisher: Syracuse University Press
Publication date: 4/30/2003
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 312
Size: 6.10" wide x 9.00" long x 0.70" tall
Weight: 0.066
Language: English

Peter C. Rollins is Regents Professor of English and American Film Studies at Oklahoma State University and editor in chief of the scholarly journal, Film & History: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Film and Television Studies (www.filmandhistory.org).



Acknowledgments


Contributors


Introduction



Focusing on Issues



The West Wing: White House Narratives That Journalism Cannot Tell




The White House Culture of Gender and Race in The West Wing: Insights from the Margins




The West Wing (NBC) and The West Wing (D.C.): Myth and Reality in Television's Portrayal of the White House




The King's Two Bodies: Identity and Office in Sorkin's West Wing



Language and Structure in The West Wing



Dialogue, Deliberation, and Discourse: The Far-Reaching Politics of The West Wing




The West Wing's Textual President: American Constitutional Stability and the New Public Intellectual in the Age of Information




The Left Takes Back the Flag: The Steadicam, the Snippet, and the Song in The West Wing's "In Excelsis Deo"




From The American President to The West Wing: A Scriptwriter's Perspective



Perceptions of The West Wing



The Sincere Sorkin White House, or, The Importance of Seeming Earnest




The West Wing as a Pedagogical Tool: Using Drama to Examine American Politics and Media Perceptions of Our Political System




Victorian Parliamentary Novels, The West Wing, and Professionalism



Critical Responses: West Wing Press Reviews



Inside The West Wing's New World




The Feel-Good Presidency: The Pseudo-Politics of The West Wing




The Liberal Imagination



Bibliographical Overview



The Transformed Presidency: People and Power in the Real West Wing



Works Cited


Index