West Wing

The American Presidency as Television Drama

By: Peter C Rollins

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Paperback | 30 April 2003

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Informed by historical scholarship and media analysis, is book takes a critical look at this award-winning show from a wide range of perspectives. Eminent scholars Peter C. Rollins and John O'Connor make an important contribution to the field with an eclectic mix of essays, which translate visual language into on-screen politics. While the series may be critized 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 desperately wants to believe in the nobility of the American dream. This collection introduces readers to the sensibilities to appreciate the show's nuances and the necessary knowledge to avoid any misreadings. It will be of interest to students of politics, popular culture, fans and critics alike.

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A colorful book about a remarkable television series. . . . It enhances the study of the American presidency while quietly illuminating a lifetime collaboration of two remarkable film/history scholars. [The West Wing] should be acquired by every public and university library for they will be of interest both to the expert and to the general reader.-- "Film and History: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Film and Television Studies"

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Acknowledgments	p. ix
Contributors	p. xi
Introduction	p. 1
Focusing on Issues
The West Wing: White House Narratives That Journalism Cannot Tell	p. 17
The White House Culture of Gender and Race in The West Wing: Insights from the Margins	p. 32
The West Wing (NBC) and The West Wing (D.C.): Myth and Reality in Television's Portrayal of the White House	p. 42
The King's Two Bodies: Identity and Office in Sorkin's West Wing	p. 63
Language and Structure in The West Wing
Dialogue, Deliberation, and Discourse: The Far-Reaching Politics of The West Wing	p. 83
The West Wing's Textual President: American Constitutional Stability and the New Public Intellectual in the Age of Information	p. 101
The Left Takes Back the Flag: The Steadicam, the Snippet, and the Song in The West Wing's "In Excelsis Deo"	p. 125
From The American President to The West Wing: A Scriptwriter's Perspective	p. 136
Perceptions of The West Wing
The Sincere Sorkin White House, or, The Importance of Seeming Earnest	p. 159
The West Wing as a Pedagogical Tool: Using Drama to Examine American Politics and Media Perceptions of Our Political System	p. 175
Victorian Parliamentary Novels, The West Wing, and Professionalism	p. 187
Critical Responses: West Wing Press Reviews
Inside The West Wing's New World	p. 203
The Feel-Good Presidency: The Pseudo-Politics of The West Wing	p. 213
The Liberal Imagination	p. 222
Bibliographical Overview
The Transformed Presidency: People and Power in the Real West Wing	p. 235
Works Cited	p. 261
Index	p. 277
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