This special issue offers an academic analysis of the television
series The Americans as a reflection of current social and
political trends across the United States. Uncovering the
inseparability of the political and the personal through the lives
of the central characters, authors consider how their performance
challenges our ability to differentiate between the authentic
family, the legitimate source of social reproduction, and the
counterfeit one that disrupts the social order. Focusing on how
television’s shift away from the traditional nuclear family is
crucial to understanding the relatively rapid acceptance of
same-sex marriage in mainstream politics, authors invite
consideration and acceptance of alternative family forms that are
often represented within LGBTQ communities. Pairing the series with
scholarship on criminal law, contributors also delve into how The
Americans provides an opportunity to reconsider the significance of
the “pro-family” label to New Right organizing, the importance
of mothering to this narrative, and the relationship between this
account of mothering and democratic citizenship more broadly.
Drawing on the concept of legal consciousness to examine the
relationship between identity and hegemony, chapters also consider
how the enactment of legal beliefs and values help individuals to
form identities, as well as how these are constrained by popular
ideology. Interpreting this television series through a socially
charged lens, Law, Politics and Family in ‘The Americans’
offers a compelling insight into the legal and cultural undertones
of family dynamics, as well as those at the heart of conservative
American politics.
General
| Imprint: |
Emerald Publishing Limited
|
| Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
| Series: |
Studies in Law, Politics, and Society |
| Release date: |
September 2023 |
| Firstpublished: |
2023 |
| Editors: |
Austin Sarat
|
| Dimensions: |
229 x 152mm (L x W) |
| Pages: |
196 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-83753-995-6 |
| Categories: |
Books
|
| LSN: |
1-83753-995-2 |
| Barcode: |
9781837539956 |
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