Behind Presidential Commitments: Exemplary Crises in the US-American TV Shows "Kennedy" and "The West Wing" by Willem Strank

“… The article deals with the depiction of national (socio)political crises fictional(ized) US-American presidents are faced with in exemplary TV series of the 1980s and 1990s. Based on the premise that the audiovisual depiction of crises serves an exemplary function for the systems of the narrative‘s diegesis, the article attempts to analyse the effects of personification and representation in the fictionalized and the fictional handling of (socio)political crises. …”
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Sõjakaadrite sobitamine isamaa ekraanidele. Sõda taasiseseisvumisjärgses eesti mängufilmis / Reframing War for the Nation-state’s Screens by Mari Laaniste

“…SU M M A R Y This article traces and critiques attempts to reclaim militarism for patriotic purposes, as evidenced in early 21st century Estonian war-centred fiction films and TV series. Military themes were scarce in Estonia’s cinematic output during the 1990s, not so much due to their lingering association with Soviet propaganda, but rather because of economic hardship, which severely limited film budgets. …”
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Telenovelas e interpretações do Brasil Soap operas and interpretations of Brazil by Esther Hamburger

“…From 1969 on, in tune with a Brazil envisioned for the future, Rede Globo's soaps revolved around the dramas accompanying urbanization, social differences, the liberalization of conjugal relationships, and consumerism. In 1990, Manchete TV proposed the re-interpretation of the country centered on the exotic landscapes found in the Pantanal region, in the "heart of Brazil". …”
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