Heroism, Celebrity and Therapy in Nurse Jackie / by Christopher Pullen.
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TextLanguage: English Series: Routledge Focus on Television Studies: Publisher: 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 resourceISBN: 9781315297491Subject(s): PERFORMING ARTS / Television / General | SOCIAL SCIENCE / Gender Studies | Television programs -- United States -- Criticism and interpretation | Television programsGenre/Form: Electronic books.Additional physical formats: Print version: : No titleDDC classification: 791.450973 LOC classification: PN1992.3 | .U5Online 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
Also available in print format.