“The Real Thing”: Election Campaigns and The Question of Authenticity in American Film and Television
(2015)
Journal Article
FRAME, G. (2016). “The Real Thing”: Election Campaigns and The Question of Authenticity in American Film and Television. Journal of American Studies, 50(3), 755 - 777. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0021875815000651
This article examines the concept of authenticity in American politics through its construction and representation in fictional election campaigns in film and television. This article will posit The Candidate (1972), Tanner '88 (1988), Wag the Dog (1... Read More about “The Real Thing”: Election Campaigns and The Question of Authenticity in American Film and Television.