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Record Nr.

UNINA9910787694403321

Autore

Biressi Anita <1965->

Titolo

Reality TV [[electronic resource] ] : realism and revelation / / Anita Biressi, Heather Nunn

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York, : Wallflower, 2005

ISBN

0-231-85026-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (193 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

NunnHeather

Disciplina

791.45655

Soggetti

Reality television programs

Reality television programs - Social aspects

Realism on television

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 167-178) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- 1. Reality debates -- 2. Real lives, documentary approaches -- 3. Just being themsleves: 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 talk show 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

Sommario/riassunto

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.