A New Beginning: A Textual Frame Analysis of the Political Campaign Film

by Joanne Morreale

Book Overview

This book is a postmodern analysis of Ronald Reagan's 1984 film, A New Beginning, which marked the coming-of-age of the televisual political campaign film. The film was a landmark in the art of political filmmaking. Its thesis proclaimed a resurgence of American pride, patriotism, and prosperity under the leadership of Ronald Reagan. A New Beginning was unprecedented for a number of reasons: it replaced the traditional nominating speech for the candidate...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0791406091
• ISBN13: 9780791406090
• Release Date: July 1991
• Publisher: State University of New York Press
• Length: 154 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"