Les séries TV comme nouvelles théories critiques en contexte identitariste et ultraconservateur. American Crime, The Sinner, Sharp Objects, Unorthodox

Critical theory with an emancipatory aim can find a source of regeneration today in ordinary cultures, especially in TV series, drawing on Stanley Cavell’s work on cinema. Some series can thus participate in the reinvention of critical theories, in the wake of the Frankfurt School but by shifting some formulations in the light of current comprehensive and pragmatist sociologies. This implies a cross-border dialogue between the TV series “language game” and the political theory “knowledge game”, from concepts inspired by Ludwig Wittgenstein. Four series will be under study: the first seasons of American Crime (2015) and The Sinner (2017), Sharp Objects (2018) and Unorthodox (2020). The critical contributions of these series reveal links with the political philosophy of openness of being derived from Emmanuel Levinas. Through the angle of the TV series “language game”, this article explores these main themes using the tools of political theory designed in the book La grande confusion. Comment l’extrême droite gagne la bataille des idées (2021).

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