Reality TV: Realism and Revelation
Reality TV: Realism and Revelation By Anita Biressi; Heather Nunn
2005 | 193 Pages | ISBN: 1904764053 | PDF | 3 MB
2005 | 193 Pages | ISBN: 1904764053 | PDF | 3 MB
This book analyses new and hybrid genres of television including observational documentaries, talk shows, game shows, docu-soaps, dramatic reconstructions, law and order programming and 24/7 formats such as Big Brother and Survivor. Anita Biressi is senior lecturer in cultural and media studies at University of Surrey, Roehampton. She is the author of Crime, Fear and the Law in True Crime Stories (2001). Heather Nunn is senior lecturer in cultural studies at University of Surrey, Roehampton. She is the author of Thatcher, Politics and Fantasy: The Political Culture of Gender and Nation (2002).