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.

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.

In this volume, Janet McCabe explores The West Wing as both a space for political and social discourse and a force that reshaped contemporary television.

A companion to the first two seasons of the Emmy-award winning television show.

The show that won 9 Emmy Awards - an all time record - in September 2000- is now being screened on British TV. Author Paul Challen takes a detailed look at this hugely popular show: how it's put together, what ideas and political themes ...

Including a cast reunion, a guide to the essential episodes, behind the scenes photos, an oral history of how the show was made, and much more, this is political programming we can all get behind.

Based in a careful, detailed analysis of the "first term" of The West Wing's President Josiah Bartlet, this criticism highlights the ways the text negotiates powerful tensions and complex ambiguities at the base of U.S. national identity- ...

The West Wing premiered in 1999. That's a long time ago. Back then, we were worrying about the Millennium Bug, paying $700 for DVD players, and using pagers. 1999: a century ago.

West wing takes a behind-the-scenes look at the White House, following fictional President Bartlet and his staff as they strive to guide the world's most powerful nation through domestic and international crises.

This book aspires to explain the appeal of the show by considering issues such as race, religion, sexuality, disability, and education--from both a practical and theoretical perspective--through the lenses of feminism, gender theory, ...