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Heroism, Celebrity and Therapy in Nurse Jackie / by Christopher Pullen.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextLanguage: English Series: Routledge Focus on Television StudiesPublisher: Boca Raton, FL : Routledge, an imprint of Taylor and Francis, 2018Edition: 1st editionDescription: 1 online resource (142 pages) : 30 illustrations, text file, PDFContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781315297491
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version: : No titleDDC classification:
  • 791.450973 23
LOC classification:
  • PN1992.3 .U5
Online resources: Available additional physical forms:
  • Also available in print format.
Contents:
Introduction -- 1. Female Work and Hospital Drama -- 2. American Dream and The Absent Mother -- 3. Edie Falco and Star Persona -- 4. The Heroine and Morality -- 5. Therapy and Institution -- Conclusion: A Call to Action.
Abstract: This book presents an examination of the television series Nurse Jackie, making connections between the representational processes and the audience consumption of the series. A key point of reference is the political and performative potential of Nurse Jackie with regards to its progressive representation of prescription drug addiction and its relationship to the concept of quality television. It deconstructs Nurse Jackie’s discursive potential, involving intersections with contemporary notions of genre, celebrity, self-reflexivity, therapy and feminism
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction -- 1. Female Work and Hospital Drama -- 2. American Dream and The Absent Mother -- 3. Edie Falco and Star Persona -- 4. The Heroine and Morality -- 5. Therapy and Institution -- Conclusion: A Call to Action.

This book presents an examination of the television series Nurse Jackie, making connections between the representational processes and the audience consumption of the series. A key point of reference is the political and performative potential of Nurse Jackie with regards to its progressive representation of prescription drug addiction and its relationship to the concept of quality television. It deconstructs Nurse Jackie’s discursive potential, involving intersections with contemporary notions of genre, celebrity, self-reflexivity, therapy and feminism

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