Description
| Product ID: | 9781032403397 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | Political Pathologies from The Sopranos to Succession |
| Subtitle: | Prestige TV and the Contradictions of the “Liberal” Class |
| Authors: | Author: Robert Samuels |
| Page Count: | 124 |
| Subjects: | Media studies: TV and society, TV & society, Psychoanalytical and Freudian psychology, Political campaigning and advertising, Psychotherapy, Psychoanalytical theory (Freudian psychology), Political campaigning & advertising, Psychotherapy |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating 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. Political Pathologies from The Sopranos to Succession argues that highly praised prestige TV shows reveal the underlying fantasies and contradictions of uppermiddle-class political centrists. Through a psychoanalytic interpretation of The Sopranos, Breaking Bad, The Wire, House of Cards, Dexter, Game of Thrones, and Succession, Robert Samuels uncovers how moderate “liberals” have helped to produce and maintain the libertarian Right. Samuels’ analysis explores the difference between contemporary centrists and the foundations of liberal democracy, exposing the myth of the “liberal media” and considers the consequences of these celebrated series, including the undermining of trust in modern liberal democratic institutions. Political Pathologies from The Sopranos to Succession contributes to a greater understanding of the ways media and political ideology can circulate on a global level through the psychopathology of class consciousness. This book will be of great interest to academics and scholars considering intersections of psychoanalytic studies, television studies, and politics. |
| Imprint Name: | Routledge |
| Publisher Name: | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2023-03-10 |
