House of Cards

Monsters in Politics

Emmanuel Taieb

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Intellect Books
28 June 2022

Television soap operas; Political corruption

An analysis of the TV series House of Cards that explores the destructive effects of revenge in the political field.

What if Machiavelli’s Prince were a ferocious animal? What would happen if our political world were overtaken by vampires? Would they be capable of mastering their bloodthirsty instincts or would they remain true to their fundamental nature? In their relentless ambition and ruthless quest for power, the main characters in Netflix’s House of Cards series often take Machiavellian logic to its extreme. The specific necessity of a given situation always wins out over common morality, and the boundaries between good and evil are demolished. In the struggle for survival, these people are the predators, determined to come out on top whatever the cost.

In this book, Emmanuel Taïeb examines how the series takes monstrous characters and sets them in the world of politics, which offers little resistance to violence and turns into a laboratory for systematic destruction. In this variation on the conflict between brutalization and civilization at the heart of power, the political sphere becomes the scene of crime par excellence.

By: Emmanuel Taieb
Imprint: Intellect Books
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: New edition
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 129mm,
ISBN: 9781789385076
ISBN 10: 1789385075
Pages: 196
Publication Date: 28 June 2022
Audience: General/trade , Professional and scholarly , ELT Advanced , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Introduction Chapter 1: WELCOME TO WASHINGTON The Art of Wordly Wisdom The struggle for positions Real and fictional manoeuvres Chapter 2: THE PRESENCE OF EVIL Progressive descent into crime The dark side of the force Masters and accomplices Chapter 3: ANIMALITY IN POLITICS Political Darwinism Prey and predators A politics of instinct The strange world of politics Chapter 4: ABNORMALITY IN POLITICS A vampire couple Gender and asexuality A wake-up call for democracy Conclusion: SURVIVAL Bibliography Index

Emmanuel Taïeb is professor of political science at the Lyon Institute of Political Studies and chief editor of the reviews Saison and Quaderni. His work focuses on conspiracy theories, on the death penalty and violence as well as political TV series seen as spaces where utopian propositions may be presented.

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House of Cards

Monsters in Politics

Emmanuel Taieb

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