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A Hero in All of Us?: Heroism and American Political Thought as Seen on TV

A Hero in All of Us?: Heroism and American Political Thought as Seen on TV

Boros, Jacob
Claar, Martin
Clouse, Stephen

Hardcover

Series: Politics and Contemporary Television

General ReferenceGeneral Political ScienceGeneral Sociology

ISBN10: 1666951625
ISBN13: 9781666951622
Publisher: Lexington Books
Published: Aug 22 2024
Pages: 214
Weight: 1.08
Height: 0.63 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Is heroism possible for everyone? Should it be? What kinds of stories do we tell when we talk about heroes and what do these stories reveal about how we view ourselves? This book takes up these questions and more by reflecting on twenty-first century American television shows. Among the shows examined are Only Murders in the Building, Game of Thrones, The Good Lord Bird, The Boys, and Severance. What we find is an entertainment landscape unsure about what a hero is or even what qualifies as heroic. In a nation uncertain about heroism, we see a dramatic rise in the popularity of the anti-hero and even in worlds without heroes. This fragmented variety highlights how the American political mind is similarly fragmented in what it believes are its highest aspirations--and its deepest anxieties. It is this fragmentation that may help us understand why twenty-first century entertainment has elevated the heroic to the supernatural while simultaneously democratizing heroism to the point where anyone may become one. A Hero in All of Us?: Heroism and American Political Thought as Seen on TV explores this multifaceted landscape to better understand how Americans view their heroes and themselves.

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