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Reality TV: Realism and Revelation

By Heather , Biressi , Anita;Nunn

Book information

Publisher
Columbia University Press
ISBN
9780231850261, 0231850263
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
1 MB (1522042 bytes)
Pages
193 pages\0
Time added
2020-07-26 19:24:52
Realism on television;Reality television programs;

Description

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.;Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1. Reality debates; 2. Real lives, documentary approaches; 3. Just being themselves: from docudrama to new observational documentary; 4. Personalising the documentary: from video diary to Errol Morris; 5. Therapeutic culture: narcissism and self-revelation; 6. Trauma as popular cultural script: from talkshow to lifestyle programming; 7. Video justice: reality crime television; 8. Man in a glass box; Conclusion: 'Reach for the stars': celebrity, social mobility and the future of reality TV; Notes; Bibliography; Index. Acknowledgements Introduction 1. Reality debates 2. Real lives, documentary approaches 3. Just being themselves: from docudrama to new observational documentary 4. Personalising the documentary: from video diary to Errol Morris 5. Therapeutic culture: narcissism and self-revelation 6. Trauma as popular cultural script: from talkshow to lifestyle programming 7. Video justice: reality crime television 8. Man in a glass box Conclusion: 'Reach for the stars': celebrity, social mobility and the future of reality TV Notes Bibliography Index.

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