Janet McCabe

Birkbeck, University of London

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Sorkin Lives: Mediating the post-9-11 US political mind in The West Wing

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Janet McCabe Birkbeck, University of London

June 29, 2011
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Sorkin Lives: Mediating the post-9-11 US political mind in The West Wing The West Wing Aaron Sorkin 9/11 Curator's Note It was an entire season before The West Wing offered its most powerful and eloquent response to the lingering trauma of 9/11, foll ...

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Re: Say What, Sorkin?

Thanks Todd for starting the

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Janet McCabe Birkbeck, University of London

Tuesday, June 28, 2011 — 9:38 am
Thanks Todd for starting the week with such a thought-provoking piece. Isolating those flashing arrow moments I am reminded of how much of a network show The West Wing really was. But Sorkin also is doing something quite clever with those moments in terms ...