Heroism, Celebrity and Therapy in Nurse Jackie / by Christopher Pullen.
By: Pullen, Christopher [author.].
Contributor(s): Taylor and Francis.
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BookSeries: Routledge Focus on Television Studies: Publisher: Boca Raton, FL : Routledge, an imprint of Taylor and Francis, 2018Edition: 1st edition.Description: 1 online resource (142 pages) : 30 illustrations, text file, PDF.Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9781315297491.Subject(s): PERFORMING ARTS / Television / General | SOCIAL SCIENCE / Gender Studies | Television programs -- United States -- Criticism and interpretation | Television programsGenre/Form: Electronic books.DDC classification: 791.450973 Online resources: Click here to view. Also available in print format.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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