West Wing The American Presidency As Television Drama

Informationen zum Autor Peter C. Rollins is regents professor of English and American film studies at Oklahoma State University and editor-in-chief of Film & History: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Film and Television Studies. He is coeditor of Television Histories, and editor of T he Columbia Companion to American History on Film. John E. O'Connor , professor of history at New Jersey Institute of Technology, is the coeditor of numerous books, including Hollywood in World War I and Hollywood's Indian. He is the cofounder, with Martin A. Jackson, of the Historians Film Committee. Klappentext This collection of essays translates visual language into on-screen politics. 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 entertains a loyal audience that wants to believe in the nobility of the American Dream. It introduces readers to the sensibilities to appreciate the show's nuances and the necessary knowledge to avoid any misreadings. Zusammenfassung 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 entertains a loyal audience that wants to believe in the nobility of the American Dream.

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• Assisted by: Peter C. Rollins (Editor), John E. O'Connor (Editor), Peter C Rollins (Editor), John E O'Connor (Editor)
• Authors: Peter C. O''''connor Rollins, Peter C. Rollins, Peter Rollins, Peter C Rollins
• Publisher: Syracuse University Press
• Content: Book
• Product form: Paperback / Softback
• Publication date: 30.04.2003
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; Humanities, art, music > Art > Theatre, ballet
• EAN: 9780815630319
• ISBN: 978-0-8156-3031-9
• Pages: 272
• Series: The Television Series; The Television Series; Television and Popular Culture
• Subjects: SOCIAL SCIENCE / Popular Culture; POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / General; Pop Arts / Pop Culture; PERFORMING ARTS / Television / History & Criticism