Michelle C. Pautz

Civil Servants on the Silver Screen (eBook, ePUB)

Hollywood's Depiction of Government and Bureaucrats

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

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.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury eBooks US
• Seitenzahl: 266
• Erscheinungstermin: 29. Dezember 2017
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781498539135
• Artikelnr.: 50488043

Autorenporträt

Michelle C. Pautz is professor of political science and assistant provost for the common academic program at the University of Dayton.

Inhaltsangabe

Illustrations Tables Acknowledgments Chapter 1: The Intersection of Film
and Government Chapter 2: The History and Economics of Hollywood Chapter 3:
Audiences, the Influence of Film and Socialization Chapter 4: Popular Film
and its Depiction of Government Chapter 5: Celluloid Civil Servants Chapter
6: Prominent Civil Servants on Screen: Cops and Intelligence Officers
Chapter 7: Film, Policy, and Audience Attitudes Chapter 8: Are They Ready
for their Close-Up? Themes and Implications Appendix I: Films Included in
Study Appendix II: Specific Types of Government Characters Appendix III:
Cop Films Included in Chapter 6 Appendix IV: Total Box Office Receipts,
1929-2016 Appendix V: Number of Cinemas and Screens in the U.S.
Bibliography About the Author