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

Author(s) : Robert Samuels

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

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  • Publisher : Routledge
  • Published : March 2023
  • Cover : Paperback
  • Pages : 124
  • Category :
    Psychoanalysis
  • Catalogue No : 97116
  • ISBN 13 : 9781032403397
  • ISBN 10 : 9781032403
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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.

About the Author(s)

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

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