Political Science 2192A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Yes Minister, United Artists Records, Civil Service
28 Apr 2019
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Serialized comedy": same: political culture through lens of parody, satire, exaggeration, different, long narratives = season, multi-episodic, archetype characters = real people fictionalized. British political sitcoms: yes, minister (original?, yes, prime minister, humphreys, machiavellian, bernard, civil servant doing the right thing, hacker, thick of it, producer also created veep. Canadian political sitcoms: not my department, best laid plans, based on a memoir by canadian mp, both only stayed 1 season. American political sitcoms: two types, mockumentaries, tanner 88, person running for president, veep, parks and rec, tv shows, benson, spincity, most famous, dan for mayor, canadian, the mayor. Political sitcoms: satirize and parody political spectacle, values, institutions, processes, electioneering, passing legislation, political fundraising. Institutions: congress, white house, mayor"s office, central bungling authority, person at the top is always a bungler. Mockumentaries: comment on a particular aspect of politics, tanner "88: political consultants, veep: candidate + staff.
