Author : Kip Force
Publisher : 5 Sisters Publishing
Page : 273 pages
File Size : 28,52 MB
Release : 2012-05-01
Category : Reality television programs
ISBN : 9780981778433
A reality TV OsnitchO takes readers behind the scenes in a way that only someone who has been there, can. She answers the frequently asked questions about reality TVNa must read for those who desire to become the next reality show icon.
Author : Ruth A. Deller
Publisher : Emerald Group Publishing
Page : 150 pages
File Size : 25,42 MB
Release : 2019-11-25
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1839090235
Reality television is shown worldwide, features people from all walks of life and covers everything from romance to religion. It has not only changed television, but every other area of the media. So why has reality TV become such a huge phenomenon, and what is its future in an age of streaming and social media?
Author : David S. Escoffery
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 14,38 MB
Release : 2014-12-03
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 147660228X
American viewers are attracted to what they see as the non-scripted, unpredictable freshness of reality television. But although the episodes may not be scripted, the shows are constructed within a deliberately designed framework, reflecting societal values. The political, economic and personal issues of reality TV are in many ways simply an exaggerated version of everyday life, allowing us to identify (perhaps more closely than we care to admit) with the characters onscreen. With 16 essays from scholars around the world, this volume discusses the notion of representation in reality television. It explores how both audiences and producers negotiate the gulf between representations and truth in reality shows such as Survivor, The Apprentice, Big Brother, The Nanny, American Idol, Extreme Makeover, Joe Millionaire and The Amazing Race. Various identity categories and character types found in these shows are discussed and the accuracy of their television portrayal examined. Dealing with the concept of reality, audience reception, gender roles, minority portrayal and power issues, the book provides an in-depth look at what we see, or think we see, in "reality" TV. Instructors considering this book for use in a course may request an examination copy here.
Author : Laurie Ouellette
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 598 pages
File Size : 39,21 MB
Release : 2016-12-19
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 1119325196
International in scope and more comprehensive than existing collections, A Companion to Reality Television presents a complete guide to the study of reality, factual and nonfiction television entertainment, encompassing a wide range of formats and incorporating cutting-edge work in critical, social and political theory. Original in bringing cutting-edge work in critical, social and political theory into the conversation about reality TV Consolidates the latest, broadest range of scholarship on the politics of reality television and its vexed relationship to culture, society, identity, democracy, and “ordinary people” in the media Includes primetime reality entertainment as well as precursors such as daytime talk shows in the scope of discussion Contributions from a list of international, leading scholars in this field
Author : Susan Murray
Publisher : NYU Press
Page : 387 pages
File Size : 44,80 MB
Release : 2009
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 0814757340
A collection of essays, which provide a comprehensive picture of how and why the genre of reality television emerged, what it means, how it differs from earlier television programming, and how it engages societies, industries, and individuals.
Author : Leigh H. Edwards
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 209 pages
File Size : 29,84 MB
Release : 2013-01-09
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0313399026
This book provides an up-to-date account of how reality TV has developed, why it has become the most popular genre on television today, and how the explosion in reality TV signals new developments in American media culture. The reasons behind reality TV's continued popularity go beyond the sensationalism and low production cost of these programs: there is much more to the genre's continued success than just escapism or "guilty pleasure" TV. The Triumph of Reality TV: The Revolution in American Television identifies and explores five key media trends reality TV has used to continually draw in viewers and ensure success. These media trends include innovations in storytelling, making emotional appeals to viewers, and applying content from television to other media such as films, music albums, webisodes, online games, and smart phone apps. Author Leigh H. Edwards also analyzes how reality TV shows target themes of social conflict, such as changing ideas of the American family, and address common anxieties and tensions in American society such as gender, race, class, and economic struggle. A wide variety of reality shows—including American Idol, Celebrity Rehab, Jackass, Run's House, Survivor, and The Hills—are profiled. An appealing read for students, scholars, and general readers alike, this book provides fascinating insights into the complexities of a seemingly simplistic form of mass entertainment.
Author : Anita Biressi
Publisher : Wallflower Press
Page : 198 pages
File Size : 22,19 MB
Release : 2005
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781904764045
"Through detailed case studies this book breaks new ground by linking together two major themes: the production of realism and its relationship to revelation. It addresses 'truth telling', confession and the production of knowledges about the self and its place in the world".--BOOKJACKET.
Author : J. Bignell
Publisher : Springer
Page : 197 pages
File Size : 15,70 MB
Release : 2005-11-16
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 0230508367
Jonathan Bignell presents a wide-ranging analysis of the television phenomenon of the early twenty-first century: Reality TV, exploring its cultural and political meanings, explaining the genesis of the form and its relationship to contemporary television production, and considering how it connects with, and breaks away from, factual and fictional conventions in television. Relationships with surveillance, celebrity and media culture are examined, leading to an appraisal of the directions that television culture is taking in the new century. His highly-readable style is accessible to readers at all levels of Culture and Media studies.
Author : Mark Andrejevic
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 41,64 MB
Release : 2004-09-08
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 058548290X
Drawing on cultural theory and interviews with fans, cast members and producers, this book places the reality TV trend within a broader social context, tracing its relationship to the development of a digitally enhanced, surveillance-based interactive economy and to a savvy mistrust of mediated reality in general. Surveying several successful reality TV formats, the book links the rehabilitation of 'Big Brother' to the increasingly important economic role played by the work of being watched. The author enlists critical social theory to examine how the appeal of 'the real' is deployed as a pervasive but false promise of democratization.
Author : June Deery
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 167 pages
File Size : 20,66 MB
Release : 2015-02-11
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0745690424
Reality TV has changed television and changed reality, even if we are not among the millions who watch. Written for a broad audience, this accessible overview addresses questions such as: How real is reality TV? How do its programs represent gender, sex, class, and race? How does reality TV relate to politics, to consumer society, to surveillance? What kind of ethics are on display? Drawing on current media research and the author’s own analysis, this study encompasses the history and evolution of reality television, its production of reflexive selves and ordinary celebrity, its advertising and commercialization, and its spearheading of new relations between television and social media. To dismiss this programming as trivial is easy. Deery demonstrates that reality television merits serious attention and her incisive analysis will interest students in media studies, cultural studies, politics, sociology, and anyone who is simply curious about this global phenomenon.
