Better Living Through Reality TV Television and Post-Welfare Citizenship |
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| Author:
| Ouellette, Laurie
Hay, James |
| ISBN: | 978-1-4051-3441-5 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2008 |
| Publisher: | John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated
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| Imprint: | Wiley-Blackwell |
| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $40.95USD $31.50 |
Book Description:
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Combining cutting-edge theories of culture and government with programming examples--including Todd TV, Survivor, and American Idol--Better Living through Reality TV moves beyond the established concerns of political economy and cultural studies to conceptualize television′s evolving role in the contemporary period.
Combining cutting-edge theories of culture and government with programming examples--including Todd TV, Survivor, and American Idol--Better Living through Reality TV moves beyond the established concerns of political economy and cultural studies to conceptualize television′s evolving role in the contemporary period.