Reality TV : : Realism and Revelation / / Anita Biressi, Heather Nunn.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Columbia University Press eBook-Package Backlist 2000-2013
• VerfasserIn: Biressi, Anita,; Nunn, Heather,
• Place / Publishing House: New York, NY : : Columbia University Press, , [2005]; ©2005
• Year of Publication: 2005
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (224 p.)
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Contents --; Acknowledgements --; Introduction --; 1. Reality debates --; 2. Real lives, documentary approaches --; 3. Just being themsleves: from docudrama to new observational documentary --; 4. Personalising the documentary: from video diary to Errol Morris --; 5. Therapeutic culture: narcissism and self-revelation --; 6. Trauma as popular cultural script: from talk show to lifestyle programming --; 7. Video justice: reality crime television --; 8. Man in a glass box --; Conclusion. 'Reach for the stars': celebrity, social mobility and the future of reality TV --; Notes --; Bibliography --; Index
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9780231850261; 9783110442472
• DOI: 10.7312/bire476405
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Anita Biressi, Heather Nunn.

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.