Political dramas e storytelling transmediale

My dissertation aims to explain the links that are between the new forms of television seriality and the branch of knowledge called political storytelling. First i analyzed the differences between television and cinema, then i observed the changings in the narrative complexity of contemporary television series. So i decided to explain how the fundamental techniques of storytelling can be applied in the political and public communication field, with a particular regard for the archetypical figures in politics. I examined some important professional positions such as spin doctors and i included some examples of similarity in the charateristics of the real and fictitious world. Then i studied the phenomenon of leaderization of politics and the effects of negative campaignings on various historical candidates . I explained why, on my opinion, political dramas have become a format used in television for entertainment and leisure, and why producers and directors have chosen the tv series format to talk about politics. In the second chapter i considered the “U.S.A. case” which includes the description of two political dramas that i consider crucial for political seriality: The West Wing (1999-2006) and House of Cards (2013-in production). I analyzed how fictitious campaigning are described in these two shows and the huge differences between the presentation of the protagonists and main characters, considering the transformations from the idealist and romantic President Bartlet of The West Wing and arriving to the cynical and antiheroic figure of Frank Underwood from House of Cards. Then i noticed a lot of elements derived from Shakespeare's narrations and concept of power, first of all the Underwood's gaze in the camera. The third chapter of my thesis talks about the “Europe Case” and the english miniseries House of Cards (1990), illustrating some links and diversities with the american transposition. Then i focused on Italy and i examined the period drama 1992, comparing this italian work to Gomorra and Romanzo Criminale and the USA case. In the end i focused on the concept of transmedia storytelling and i included some examples from the american and italian tv series analyzed earlier, paying attention to the works produced by the fandom communities all over the world.