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The west wing'sprime‐time presidentiality: Mimesis and catharsis in a postmodern romance

“…Indeed, as Caren Deming concludes, characters constructed in this way are "heroic" because they "keep trying" in the face of adversity. 46 TWWs construction of presidentiality also posits, at times, a more reluctant commitment to military force, which further alters the traditional vision of the drama's romantic hero. This ambivalence is established during the second episode ("Post Hoc, Ergo Propter Hoc") when President Bartlet confides his insecurity to an aide: "I'm an accomplished man, Morris.…”

Cheaters

“…2. Narrative is defined in numerous ways, often depending on its occurrence within a distinct medium (see Bordwell, 1986;Deming, 1991). In this article, I follow Deming's definition of narrative as a story whose discourse is "manifested in a medium" (p. 241)-in this case, television.…”

Multivalent narratives: Extending the narrative paradigm with insights from ancient Indian philosophical texts

“…Thus, narrative rationality addresses how humans are motivated to change, modify, or strengthen their will to action and/or their beliefs toward some aspect of society. Even though Fisher (2000) is moving his research toward the ethical implications of narrative theory, his central idea of narrative has been and still is responsible for much research with the narrative paradigm, both in regard to theory and to critical practice (Bass, 1985;Deming, 1985;Lewis, 1995;Rosteck, 1992). Fisher (1987) summarizes his narrative paradigm by drawing attention to its fundamental presuppositions:…”