A Companion to Reality Television

Ouellette, Laurie

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

Details

Published by: Wiley-Blackwell

Publication Date: 2014-01-28

Format: Hardcover

ISBN-13: 9780470659274

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Dimensions: 252.7cm x179.1cm

Pages: 592.0