Political Pathologies from The Sopranos to Succession: Prestige TV and the Contradictions of the Liberal Class

Robert Samuels (UC Santa Barbara, USA)

Political Pathologies from The Sopranos to Succession: Prestige TV and the Contradictions of the  Liberal  Class
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Country
United Kingdom
Published
17 March 2023
Pages
184
ISBN
9781032403397

Political Pathologies from The Sopranos to Succession: Prestige TV and the Contradictions of the Liberal  Class

Robert Samuels (UC Santa Barbara, USA)

Political Pathologies from The Sopranos to Succession argues that highly praised prestige TV shows reveal the underlying fantasies and contradictions of upper-middle 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 reveals 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.

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