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Reality television : oddities of culture /

With its dedication to odd and unique reality television, the media has created intrigue and provided entertainment that reflects a diverse American culture. This book examines such reality television shows, as well as audience response and fan interaction.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Slade, Alison, 1977- (Editor ), Narro, Amber J. (Editor ), Buchanan, Burton P., 1963- (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lanham : Lexington Books, [2014]
Temas:
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Portrayals of masculinity in the Discovery Channel's Deadliest Catch / Burton P. Buchanan
  • "I was born this way": the performance and production of southern masculinity in A & E's Duck Dynasty / Leandra H. Hernandez
  • You better "redneckognize"!: deploying the discourses of realness, social defiance, and happiness to defend Here Comes Honey Boo Boo on Facebook / Andre Cavalcante
  • Are you ready for your 15 minutes of shame? Louisiana Lockdown and narrative in prison reality television / Elizabeth Barfoot Christian
  • Bravo's "The Real Housewives": living the (capitalist) American dream? / Nicole B. Cox
  • Frugal reality TV during the Great Recession: a qualitative content analysis of TLC's Extreme Couponing / Rebecca M. Curnalia
  • Bigger, fatter, gypsier: gender spectacles and cultural frontlines in My Big Fat American Gypsy Wedding / Gordon Alley-Young
  • Odd or ordinary: social comparisons between real and reality TV families / Pamela L. Morris and Charissa K. Niedzwiecki
  • The Lolita spectacle and the aberrant mother: exploring the production and performance of manufactured femininity in Toddlers and Tiaras / Leandra H. Hernandez
  • Manifest masculinity: frontier, fraternity, and family in Discovery Channel's Gold Rush / William C. Trapani and Laura L. Winn
  • Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew: a wicked brew of fame, addiction, and cultural narcissism / Christopher Mapp
  • "Born" survivors and their trickster cousins: masculine primitive ideals and manly (re)creation on reality television / Matthew P. Ferrari
  • Catfished: exploring viewer perceptions of online relationships / Leslie Rasmussen
  • "I see swamp people": swamp people, southern horrors, and reality television / Julie Haynes.