Political Pathologies from The Sopranos to Succession

Prestige TV and the Contradictions of the “Liberal” Class

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by Robert Samuels

Type

Studies

Subject

Genre > TV Series

Keywords

TV Series, politics

Publishing date

2023

Publisher

Routledge

Language

English

Relative size

Physical desc.

Paperback • 130 pages
6 ¼ x 9 ½ inches (16 x 24 cm)

ISBN

978-1-032-40339-7

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

See the publisher website: Routledge