| Description |
xi, 295 p. : ill. |
| Series |
Media and communications : technologies, policies and challenges |
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Media and communications.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction -- North America. Do you know who your friends are? an analysis of voting patterns and alliances on the reality television show survivor / Erich M. Hayes and Norah E. Dunbar -- Reality television and computer-mediated identity: offline exposure and online behavior / Michael A. Stefanone, Derek Lackaff, and Devan Rosen -- Europe. You'll see, you'll watch: the success of big brother in Post-Communist Bulgaria / Maria Raicheva-Stover -- Gok Wan and the magical wardrobe / Gareth Palmer -- Slovene reality television: the commercial re-inscription of the national / Zala Volcic and Mark Andrejevic -- Talking about big brother: interpersonal communication about a controversial television format / Helena Bilandzic and Matthias R. Hastall -- The Middle East. Reality vs. reality tv: news coverage in Israeli media at the time of reality tv / Dror Abend-David -- Real love has no boundaries? dating reality tv shows between global format and local-cultural conflicts / Motti Neiger -- The seal of culture in format adaptations: Singing for a dream on Turkish television / Sevilay Celenk -- The praise and the critique of a nasty format: an analysis of the public discourse concerning reality tv in Israel / Amir Hetsroni -- Cross-cultural studies. Performing the nation: a cross-cultural comparison of idol shows in four countries / Oren Livio -- Mobile makeovers: global and local lifestyles and identities in reality formats / Tania Lewis -- From reality tv to coaching tv: elements of theory and empirical findings towards understanding the genre / Jurgen Grimm -- Reality nations: an international comparison of the historical reality genre / Emily West. |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries. |
| Subject |
Reality television programs -- Social aspects.
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Reality television programs -- Political aspects.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Hetsroni, Amir.
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ProQuest (Firm)
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| ISBN |
9781616683153 (hardcover) |
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9781613246757 (electronic bk.) |
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