Better Living Through Television

von Ouellette, Hay

264 Seiten, Hardcover

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

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. - A major textbook on the impact of reality and lifestyle television on today's programming, and on broader social, cultural and political trends - Draws on a range of examples from The Apprentice and American Idol to Extreme Makeover and Wife Swap - Argues that reality television teaches viewers to monitor, motivate, improve, transform and protect themselves in the name of freedom, enterprise, and personal responsibility

• Reihe: John Wiley & Sons
• ISBN: 9781405134408
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 22.01.2008
• Größe: 240 x 161 mm
• Verlag: John Wiley & Sons