Reality Gendervision : Sexuality and Gender on Transatlantic Reality Television /

This essay collection focuses on the gendered dimensions of reality television in both the United States and Great Britain. Through close readings of a wide range of reality programming, from Finding Sarah and Sister Wives to Ghost Adventures and Deadliest Warrior, the contributors think through que...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Weber, Brenda R., 1964-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: London : Duke University Press, [2014]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Könsroller på TV.
TV-program.
Reality-TV.
Dokusåpor.
Könsidentitet > på tv.
Könsroller på tv.
Sex role on television.
Gender identity on television.
Reality television programs.
Ethnicity.
Sexuality.
Image of men.
Image of women.
Gender roles.
Radio & TV > soap operas > documentaries > United States > Great Britain.
Etnicitet.
Sexualitet.
Mansbilden.
Kvinnobilden.
Könsroller.
Radio & TV > såpoperor > dokumentärskildringar > Förenta staterna > Storbritannien.
Fernsehsendung
Geschlechterrolle
Reality-TV
Rôle selon le sexe à la television.
Identite sexuelle à la television.
Grossbritannien
USA
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:This essay collection focuses on the gendered dimensions of reality television in both the United States and Great Britain. Through close readings of a wide range of reality programming, from Finding Sarah and Sister Wives to Ghost Adventures and Deadliest Warrior, the contributors think through questions of femininity and masculinity, as they relate to the intersections of gender, race, class, and sexuality. They connect the genre's combination of real people and surreal experiences, of authenticity and artifice, to the production of identity and norms of citizenship, the commodification of selfhood, and the naturalization of regimes of power. Whether assessing the Kardashian family brand, portrayals of hoarders, or big-family programs such as 19 Kids and Counting, the contributors analyze reality television as a relevant site for the production and performance of gender. In the process, they illuminate the larger neoliberal and postfeminist contexts in which reality TV is produced, promoted, watched, and experienced.
Item Description:Includes videography (pages 361-367).
Physical Description:1 online resource (394 pages): illustrations ;
ISBN:9780822376644

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