Description: Why We Love Sociopaths : A Guide to Late Capitalist Television, Paperback by Kotsko, Adam, ISBN 178099091X, ISBN-13 9781780990910, Brand New, Free shipping in the US Sociopaths are pervasive in contemporary television, from high-brow drama all the way down to cartoons -- and of course the news as well. From the scheming Eric Cartman of South Parkto the seductive imposter Don Draper of Mad Men, cold and ruthless characters captivate us, making us wish that we could be so effective and successful. Yet why should we admire characters who get ahead by being amoral and uncaring? In his follow-up to Awkwardness, Adam Kotsko argues that the popularity of the ruthless sociopath reflects our dissatisfaction with a failed social contract, showing that we believe that the world rewards the evil and uncaring rather than the good. By analyzing characters like the serial killer star of Dexter and the cynical Dr. House, Kotsko shows that the fantasy of the sociopath distracts us from our real problems -- but that we still might benefit from being a little more sociopathic.
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Book Title: Why We Love Sociopaths : a Guide to Late Capitalist Television
Number of Pages: 108 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Hunt Publishing The Limited, John
Topic: Media Studies, General, Psychopathology / General
Item Height: 0.3 in
Publication Year: 2012
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: Social Science, Psychology
Item Weight: 5.7 Oz
Author: Adam Kotsko
Item Length: 8.4 in
Item Width: 6.8 in
Format: Trade Paperback
