Civil Servants on the Silver Screen

Hollywood’s Depiction of Government and Bureaucrats

AvMichelle C. Pautz,Lee Trepanier

Häftad, Engelska, 2019

Del i serien Politics, Literature, & Film

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Beskrivning

In the movies, government often finds itself in a variety of roles from villain to supporting cast, and rarely, if ever, the hero. A frequent component of that role is the bureaucracy and as documented in Civil Servants on the Silver Screen: Hollywood’s Depiction of Government and Bureaucrats, bureaucrats are routinely found on screen. This book investigates how government bureaucrats are portrayed in the top ten box office grossing films from 2000 through 2015. Perhaps unsurprisingly, government is generally portrayed poorly, while individual government bureaucrats are typically depicted positively. These images of government on screen are particularly important given the ability of movies to influence the attitudes and perceptions of its audiences. The nature of these depictions and potential implications are considered as bureaucrats in film are categorized.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2019-10-28
Mått:153 x 222 x 20 mm
Vikt:395 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Politics, Literature, & Film
Antal sidor:266
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN:9781498539142

Utforska kategorier

Medievetenskap inom Samhälle och politik
Konstböcker inom Kultur
Digital konst, videokonst och new media arts inom Kultur

Mer om författaren

Michelle C. Pautz is associate professor of political science and assistant provost of the Common Academic Program at the University of Dayton.

Recensioner i media

In this lively and well-researched book, Dr. Pautz tells us much about how we view the government through the stories we tell. I strongly recommend this book to those students, teachers, and writers who are interested in the intersection of politics and film.

Innehållsförteckning

IllustrationsTablesAcknowledgments Chapter 1: The Intersection of Film and GovernmentChapter 2: The History and Economics of HollywoodChapter 3: Audiences, the Influence of Film and SocializationChapter 4: Popular Film and its Depiction of GovernmentChapter 5: Celluloid Civil ServantsChapter 6: Prominent Civil Servants on Screen: Cops and Intelligence OfficersChapter 7: Film, Policy, and Audience AttitudesChapter 8: Are They Ready for their Close-Up? Themes and ImplicationsAppendix I: Films Included in StudyAppendix II: Specific Types of Government CharactersAppendix III: Cop Films Included in Chapter 6Appendix IV: Total Box Office Receipts, 1929–2016Appendix V: Number of Cinemas and Screens in the U.S. BibliographyAbout the Author