Reality TV / Misha Kavka.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kavka, Misha, author.

Contributor:

ProQuest (Firm)

Series:

TV genres

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Reality television programs--History and criticism.

Reality television programs.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (vii, 198 pages).

Place of Publication:

Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, [2012]

System Details:

text file

Summary:

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.

Contents:

Introduction: what is reality TV?

Before reality TV: from Candid Camera to Family docs

First-generation reality TV (1989-99): the camcorder era

Second-generation reality TV (1999-2000): Surveillance and competition in Big Brother and Survivor

The second generation comes of age (2001-5): challenge and transformation

Third-generation reality TV (2002- ): economies of celebrity

Legacies: the new MTV generation.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 183-194) and index.

Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.

OCLC:

815281410

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.