Reality TV : realism and revelation /

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This book analyses new and hybrid genres of television including observational documentaries, talk shows, game shows, docu-soaps, dramatic reconstructions, law and order programming and 24/7 formats such as Big Brother and Survivor.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Authors: Biressi, Anita, 1965- (Author), Nunn, Heather (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: London ; New York : Wallflower Press, 2005.
Subjects:
Reality television programs.
Reality television programs > Social aspects.
Realism on television.
Télévérités.
Télévérités > Aspect social.
Réalisme à la télévision.
PERFORMING ARTS > Reference.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Media Studies.
Reality television programs > Social aspects
Realism on television
Reality television programs
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Reality debates
  • Real lives, documentary approaches
  • Just being themselves : from docudrama to new observational documentary
  • Personalising the documentary : from video diary to Errol Morris
  • Therapeutic culture : narcissism and self-revelation
  • Trauma as popular cultural script : from talk show to lifestyle programming
  • Video justice : reality crime television
  • Man in a glass box
  • Conclusion : "Reach for the stars: " celebrity, social mobility, and the future of TV.

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