<i>The west wing's</i>prime‐time presidentiality: Mimesis and catharsis in a postmodern romance

Parry‐Giles, Trevor; Parry‐Giles, Shawn J.

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“…Several scholars have chosen to conduct critical analyses of the show as text (e.g., Hanson, 2002;Parry-Giles & Parry-Giles, 2002; see rendition of presidentiality may restore a sense of idealism to politics" (p. 223). Hanson's (2002) analysis of The West Wing reveals that the program offers a diverse set of images concerning the role of women in politics, whether revealing a new feminism or the complex power dynamics between men and women in various political settings.…”

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A Typology for the Study of Entertainment Television and Politics

Holbert

2005

American Behavioral Scientist

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General questions concerning the role of entertainment media in politics permeated the 2004 election cycle. Political communication scholars are beginning to systematically analyze potential sociopolitical ramifications stemming from entertainment television viewing, but one difficulty with this emerging area of research is an inability to forge connections between seemingly disparate research agendas. Several distinct lines of research are summarized in this article and forged into a coherent whole through the lens of Zillmann's disposition theory and the broader study of media enjoyment. Extant works devoted to the study of entertainment television and politics are summarized, and a ninepart typology is introduced. This article closes with a discussion of how the typology can serve to advance the study of entertainment television and politics.

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“…Rollins & O'Connor, 2003) Parry-Giles and Parry-Giles (2002). argued that The West Wing presents a "humanized version of our heroic president" and that this "romanticHolbert / Entertainment TV and Politics 439 at PURDUE UNIV LIBRARY TSS on May 27, 2015 abs.sagepub.com Downloaded from…”

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A Typology for the Study of Entertainment Television and Politics

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2005

American Behavioral Scientist

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“…A vast majority of popular press and scholarly accounts of The West Wing point to the presentation of a very positive image of the American presidency (e.g., Keveney, 2000;Lehman, 2001;Parry-Giles & Parry-Giles, 2002). However, no empirical evidence has been gathered concerning perceptions of the presidency generated by viewing this program or whether individuals view the fictional president any differently from real-world presidents.…”

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The West Wing as Endorsement of the U.S. Presidency: Expanding the Bounds of Priming in Political Communication

Holbert¹,

Pillion²,

Tschida³

et al. 2003

Journal of Communication

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This study uses priming as a theoretical basis from which to investigate potential effects of NBC'sThe West Wing on individual-level perceptions of the U.S. presidency. As a result, this work extends political communication-based priming research to entertainment television content. Josiah Bartlet, the fictional president portrayed on the show, is generally perceived more positively by viewers than either the Republican President George W. Bush or Democrat William Jefferson Clinton. Perceptions of the importance of being engaging to presidential success rose as a result of watching the program, and The West Wing viewers retained more positive images of Bush and Clinton after the viewing experience. Viewing The West Wing seems to prime more positive images of the U.S. presidency that subsequently influence individual-level perceptions of those individuals most directly associated with this office. The authors make theoretical connections to previous work on role display and trust in democratic institutions.

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“…It is also important that quantitative content-based studies of this kind work with critical/cultural or rhetorical studies of the same content (e.g., Parry-Giles & Parry-Giles, 2002;Rollins & O'Connor, 2003). This study mirrors the work of Parry-Giles and Parry-Giles (2002) in that the true influence of the show on the American presidency may be more about character than the presentation of issues. It is important that future research continues to make these types of connections and we argue for a multi-method approach in order to build off the inherent strengths and weaknesses of different epistemologies.…”

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The West Wingand Depictions of the American Presidency: Expanding the Domains of Framing in Political Communication

Holbert¹,

Tschida

Dixon

et al. 2005

Communication Quarterly

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This study uses framing to assess how the office of the President of the United States is depicted on NBC's The West Wing. This work represents a theoretical and empirical domain extension of framing in political communication, an area of study dominated by analyses of news content. Three distinct presidential depictions are analyzed: chief executive, political candidate, and private citizen. This quantitative content analysis of the 2001Á/2002 The West Wing television season addresses the frequency with which the fictional president performs these three roles and posits several hypotheses concerning the relative presentation of personality characteristics across contexts. All three roles are represented with substantive frequency, with the chief executive role dominating. Principled character traits are evident more often when the fictional President Bartlet is acting as chief executive than as a private citizen. Conversely, Bartlet presents more engaging personality traits when acting as a private citizen than as either chief executive or political candidate. Implications for these finding are outlined and future lines of research are detailed.

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The west wing'sprime‐time presidentiality: Mimesis and catharsis in a postmodern romance

Cited by 23 publications

References 24 publications

A Typology for the Study of Entertainment Television and Politics

A Typology for the Study of Entertainment Television and Politics

The West Wing as Endorsement of the U.S. Presidency: Expanding the Bounds of Priming in Political Communication

The West Wingand Depictions of the American Presidency: Expanding the Domains of Framing in Political Communication

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