Politics and the media: Film and television for the political scientist and historian (Audio-visual media for education and research)

Politics and the Media: Film and Television for the Political Scientist and Historian focuses on the use of film and television in the study of history and political science. Television-based history teaching in the context of the traditional university is discussed, along with the impact of broadcasting in democratic politics and the possibilities of using film in courses on American government and politics. This book is comprised of 14 chapters and begins with an analysis of some of the ramifying problems of media production in the political field, paying particular attention to the priorities and constraints within which the political message has been conceived, stored, and transmitted. The experience of the BBC in the presentation of political and current affairs on television is highlighted. Attention turns to problems associated with availability of material; the political content of broadcasting; and Hollywood feature films as social and political evidence. Subsequent chapters explore film as a teaching resource; the structural approach to film analysis; broadcast television archives; and audiovisual sources and research into modern British politics. The final chapter presents an annotated list of some European film collections. This monograph will be of value to political scientists, historians, teachers, students, researchers, and the general public interested in broadcast media. Content: Front Matter, Page iii Copyright, Page iv Introduction to the Series, Page vii Acknowledgements, Page viii Introduction, Page ix Introduction to The Production Context, Page 1 The Development of an Approach to the Presentation of Political and Current Affairs on Television: the Experience of the BBC, Pages 3-8, Peter Hardiman Scott Television and Current Affairs, Pages 9-16, Robert Hargreaves Production and the Political Content of Broadcasting, Pages 17-24, Philip Elliott America on Screen? Hollywood Feature Films as Social and Political Evidence, Pages 25-29, Edward Buscombe From October to ‘October’: the Soviet Political System in the 1920s and Its Films, Pages 31-42, Richard Taylor Introduction to Relationships Between the Academic User and Producer, Page 43 Television Based History Teaching in the Context of the Traditional University, Pages 45-58, Nicholas Pronay The Political Scientist as Film-maker: Some Reflections Concerning a German Filmic Documentation Project on Election Campaigning, Pages 59-69, Stig Hornshøj-Møller Introduction to The Message Received — a User Perspective, Page 70 An Overview of Recent Research into the Impact of Broadcasting in Democratic Politics, Pages 71-85, Jay G. Blumler Political Style on Film: Neville Chamberlain, Pages 87-93, Paul Smith Film as a Teaching Resource: the Possibilities of Using Film in American Government and Politics Courses, Pages 95-104, Philip J. Davies Film Analysis — the Structural Approach, Pages 105-126, Karsten Fledelius Introduction to Sources, Page 127 Seizing the Moving Image: Broadcast Television Archives, Pages 129-137, Alden Williams Audio-visual Sources and Research into Modern British Politics, Pages 139-150, Kathryn Rowan Some European Film Collections: an Annotated List, Pages 151-166, James Ballantyne Index, Pages 167-173 Edited By M. J. Clark. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.