Reality television : merging the global and the local / Amir Hetsroni, editor.

Other author Hetsroni, Amir.
Format Book
Publication InfoNew York : Nova Science Publishers, ©2010.
Descriptionxi, 300 pages ; 26 cm.
Subjects

SeriesMedia and communications - technologies, policies and challenges
Media and communications. ^A1041290
Contents Towards a culturally sensitive and cross-cultural research of reality TV -- section I. 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 -- section II. 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 -- section III. 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 debate over reality TV in Israel / Amir Hetsroni -- section IV. 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 / Jürgen Grimm -- Reality nations: an international comparison of the historical reality genre / Emily West.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Genre/formAufsatzsammlung.
LCCN 2010016721
ISBN9781616683153 (hardcover)
ISBN1616683155 (hardcover)

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Joyner General Stacks PN1992.8.R43 R43 2010 ✔ Available Place Hold