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Reality TV
Misha Kavka
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Paperback. This book is a study of the 'Reality TV' format which, in less than a decade, has transformed network programming schedules, branded satellite and digital stations, become a favourite target for anti-television campaigners, and turned viewers into savvy readers of (and participants in) the mechanics of television production. Series: TV Genres. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: JFDT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 138 x 12. Weight in Grams: 270. Series: TV Genres. 200 pages. This book is a study of the 'Reality TV' format which, in less than a decade, has transformed network programming schedules, branded satellite and digital stations, become a favourite target for anti-television campaigners, and turned viewers into savvy readers of (and participants in) the mechanics of television production. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: JFDT. Dimension: 215 x 138 x 12. Weight: 270.
Is reality TV a coherent genre? This book addresses this question by examining the characteristics, contexts and breadth of reality TV through a history of its programming trends. Paying attention to stylistic connections as well as key concepts, this study breaks reality television down into three main 'generations': the camcorder generation, the competition generation and the celebrity generation. Beginning with a consideration of the applicability of the term 'genre' for this televisual hybrid, the book takes a transnational approach to investigating the forms and formats of reality TV framed by relevant popular and critical discourses. Key Questions * What formal ... Read more
Is reality TV a coherent genre? This book addresses this question by examining the characteristics, contexts and breadth of reality TV through a history of its programming trends. Paying attention to stylistic connections as well as key concepts, this study breaks reality television down into three main 'generations': the camcorder generation, the competition generation and the celebrity generation. Beginning with a consideration of the applicability of the term 'genre' for this televisual hybrid, the book takes a transnational approach to investigating the forms and formats of reality TV framed by relevant popular and critical discourses. Key Questions * What formal ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
200
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Series
TV Genres
Condition
New
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780748637232
SKU
V9780748637232
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About Misha Kavka
Misha Kavka teaches film, television and media studies at the University of Auckland, New Zealand. In addition to having published numerous articles on reality TV, she is the author of Reality Television, Affect and Intimacy: Reality Matters (Palgrave Macmillan 2008) and the co-editor of Feminist Consequences: Theory for the New Century (Columbia UP 2001) and Gothic NZ: The Darker Side ... Read more
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