{"product_id":"reality-tv-remaking-television-culture-hardback-9780814756874","title":"Reality TV; Remaking Television Culture (Hardback) 9780814756874","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eReality TV\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eRemaking Television Culture\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eSusan Murray (Author), Laurie Ouellette (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780814756874\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 1 April 2004\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e358 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 2.6 cm, 0.635 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"Since reality television began to flood TV screens, we've had to deal with another phenomenon: a renewed debate about what is 'fun' versus what is 'good for you.' The essays in this volume enlighten that discussion and take us beyond it. They provide both the record of a strange moment in history and a contribution to contemporary cultural politics.\" - Toby Miller,editor of Television \u0026amp; New Media \"The book explores the genre's institutional and sociopolitical development, its place in the cultural landscape, and how it serves as a source of meaning and pleasure.\" (NYU Today) \"\u003cb\u003eReality TV\u003c\/b\u003e manages to cover a range of ideas and concepts about the genre . . . All watchers of reality TVeven those ashamed to admit itwould benefit from reading this text, if only to shake some of the preconceived ideas about the influence of Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie's The Simple Life\" (M\/C Reviews) \"Offers the most insightful and significant scholarly analysis to date of the changes taking place in the economic \"globalization\" of television production. A delight to read, laced with wit and humor.\" (Choice)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA collection of essays that parse out the seemingly unprecedented rise of reality television\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Survivor\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003ci\u003eThe Bachelor\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003ci\u003eExtreme Makeover\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003ci\u003eBig Brother\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003ci\u003eJoe Millionaire\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003ci\u003eAmerican Idol\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003ci\u003eThe Osbournes\u003c\/i\u003e. It is virtually impossible to turn on a television without coming across some sort of reality programming. Yet, while this genre has rapidly moved from the fringes of television culture to its lucrative core, critical attention has not kept pace.\u003cbr\u003e  Beginning by unearthing its historical roots in early reality shows like \u003ci\u003eCandid Camera\u003c\/i\u003e and wending its way through \u003ci\u003eAn American Family\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCops\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Real World\u003c\/i\u003e to the most recent crop of reality programs, \u003cb\u003eReality TV\u003c\/b\u003e is the first book to address the economic, visual, cultural, and audience dimensions of reality television. The essays provide a complex and comprehensive picture of how and why this genre emerged, what it means, how it differs from earlier television programming, and how it engages societies, industries, and individuals. Topics range from the construction of televisual \"reality\" to the changing face of criminal violence on TV, to issues of surveillance, taste, and social control.\u003cbr\u003e  By spanning reality television's origins in the late 1940s to its current overwhelming popularity, \u003cb\u003eReality TV\u003c\/b\u003e demonstrates both the tenacity of the format and its enduring ability to speak to our changing political and social desires and anxieties.\u003cbr\u003e  Contributors include: Nick Couldry, Mary Beth Haralovich, John Hartley, Chuck Kleinhans, Derek Kompare, Jon Kraszewski, Kathleen LeBesco, Justin Lewis, Ted Magder, Jennifer Maher, Anna McCarthy, Rick Morris, Chad Raphael, Elayne Rapping, Jeffrey Sconce, Michael W. Trosset, Pamela Wilson.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"NYU Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52563905380632,"sku":"9780814756874","price":64.89,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/reality-tv-remaking-television-culture-hardback-9780814756874","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}