Better Living through Reality TV
Ouellette, Laurie (University of Minnesota) / Hay, James (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)
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, cultu...
