Mr. Sorkin Goes to Washington

Shaping the President on Television's The West Wing

Häftad, Engelska, 2006

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Beskrivning

Before the unprecedented televised presidential debates of 1960, most Americans were able to relate to their leaders in little more than an historical context. In the era of televised elections, however, the media have allowed Americans to witness the paternal, moral and intellectual qualities of their president up close. Television has been so critical to this process of political socialization that, for many Americans, the televised image of the president is the president.As the acclaimed television drama The West Wing demonstrates, fictional representations of the presidency can also be significant civic forces. This book examines how film and television drama contribute to shaping the presidency and the way most Americans understand it, and particularly the processes of political education. The text discusses The West Wing's didactic potential, its representation of White House politics, and its depiction of race and gender, with commentary on how fictional representations of the presidency become important elements of American political consciousness.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2006-03-14
Mått:152 x 229 x 12 mm
Vikt:318 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:232
Förlag:McFarland & Co Inc
ISBN:9780786424399

Utforska kategorier

Television inom Kultur

Mer om författaren

Melissa Crawley has a Ph.D. in media studies and is the author of two books on television and popular culture. She is a member of the Television Critics Association and writes the syndicated newspaper column “Stay Tuned.” She lives in Lake Oswego, Oregon.

Recensioner i media

“a very useful guide”—Communication Booknotes Quarterly; “for many Americans, the televised image of the president is the president...discusses The West Wing’s didactic potential, its representation of White House politics, and its depiction of race and gender, with commentary on how fictional representations of the presidency become important elements of American political consciousness”—New Books in the Communications Library.

Innehållsförteckning

Table of ContentsPreface Introduction One: Theorizing the Presidency Learning the Presidency: The Political Socialization Studies The Media as an Agent of Political Socialization Processing the Presidency Two: Communicating the Presidency on Screen The President on Film Broadcasting the President Campaigning for the Presidency The President in Television Drama and Comedy Three: A West Wing Primer Beginnings Quality Television and The West Wing A Note on the Issue of Quality Staging the Presidency Team Bartlet Leo McGarry Josh Lyman Toby Ziegler C. J. Cregg Sam Seaborn Four: True Fiction Representing the White House I’m Not a Politician But I Play One on TV Reel Politics Documentary Special Performing the President Screening the President Five: The Making of a President The Paternal President Campaign Discourse and the Power of the Paternal Bartlet as Father Figure The Moral President The Oval Office as Sacred Space The President as Preacher The Intellectual President Six: End Game Sounds Like... Reality Check Character Actor Appendix: Episodes by Season, 1999–2003 Notes Bibliography Index