Reality TV (Key Ideas in Media & Cultural Studies)

Annette Hill

ISBN 10: 0415691761 / ISBN 13: 9780415691765

Verlag: Routledge 2014-11-25, 2014

Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 6666-TNF-9780415691765

Inhaltsangabe:

Reality TV is popular entertainment. And yet a common way to start a conversation about it is ‘I wouldn’t want anyone to know this but…’ Why do people love and love to hate reality TV?

This book explores reality TV in all its forms - from competitive talent shows to reality soaps - examining a range of programmes from the mundane to those that revel in the spectacle of excess. Annette Hill’s research draws on interviews with television producers on the market of reality TV and audience research with over fifteen thousand participants during a fifteen year period.

Key themes in the book include the phenomenon of reality TV as a new kind of inter-generic space; the rise of reality entertainment formats and producer intervention; audiences, fans and anti-fans; the spectacle of reality and sports entertainment; and the ways real people and celebrities perform themselves in cross-media content.

Reality TV

explores how this form of popular entertainment invites audiences to riff on reality, to debate and reject reality claims, making it ideal for students of media and cultural studies seeking a broader understanding of how media connects with trends in society and culture.

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor:

Annette Hill is a Professor of Media at Lund University, Sweden. Her research focuses on audiences, with interests in media experiences, everyday life, genres and cultures of viewing. Her most recent book is Paranormal Media (2011). Her forthcoming title is Media Experiences (2016).

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Reality TV (Key Ideas in Media & Cultural ...
Verlag: Routledge 2014-11-25
Erscheinungsdatum: 2014
Einband: Paperback
Zustand: New