Robert Samuels

Political Pathologies from The Sopranos to Succession (eBook, PDF)

Prestige TV and the Contradictions of the "Liberal" Class

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

This book argues that highly praised prestige TV shows reveal the underlying fantasies and contradictions of upper-middle class political centrists. It contributes to a greater understanding of the ways media and political ideology can circulate on a global level through the psychopathology of class consciousness.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 130
• Erscheinungstermin: 10. März 2023
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781000848175
• Artikelnr.: 67306347

Autorenporträt

Robert Samuels, PhD, holds doctorates in Psychoanalysis and English and teaches at the University of California, Santa Barbara, USA.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction
2. The Sopranos: Make TV Elite Again
3. Breaking Bad: From Walter White to the Alt-Right
4. The Wire and the Death of Liberal Institutions
5. House of Cards and the Fall of the Liberal Class
6. Dexter: Artistic Violence as Class Distinction
7. Game of Thrones: Climate Change, Gender Wars, and the Fictionalized
Past
8. Conclusion: Succession and the Metafictional Political Present
Index

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1. Introduction





2. The Sopranos: Make TV Elite Again





3. Breaking Bad: From Walter White to the Alt-Right





4. The Wire and the Death of Liberal Institutions





5. House of Cards and the Fall of the Liberal Class





6. Dexter: Artistic Violence as Class Distinction





7. Game of Thrones: Climate Change, Gender Wars, and the Fictionalized Past



8. Conclusion: Succession and the Metafictional Political Present

Index