{"product_id":"better-living-through-reality-tv-9781405134408","title":"Better Living through Reality TV","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCombining cutting-edge theories of culture and government with programming examplesincluding \u003ci\u003eTodd TV\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSurvivor\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eAmerican Idol\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eBetter Living through Reality TV\u003c\/i\u003e moves beyond the established concerns of political economy and cultural studies to conceptualize television''s evolving role in the contemporary period.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eA major textbook on the impact of reality and lifestyle television on today's programming, and on broader social, cultural and political trends\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDraws on a range of examples from \u003ci\u003eThe Apprentice\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eAmerican Idol\u003c\/i\u003e to \u003ci\u003eExtreme Makeover\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWife Swap\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eArgues that reality television teaches viewers to monitor, motivate, improve, transform and protect themselves in the name of freedom, enterprise, and personal responsibility\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“This book does not simply pay lip service to the claim that reality television is a democratic and populist force.” (\u003ci\u003eCommunication Booknotes Quarterly\u003c\/i\u003e, Jan.-Mar. 2009)  \u003cp\u003e“\u003ci\u003eBetter Living\u003c\/i\u003e presents Foucault’s concept of govermentality in an accessible way as the authors combine this theoretical concept with rich textual examples from various reality TV shows. In fact, one of the strengths of \u003ci\u003eBetter Living\u003c\/i\u003e is the detailed examples that Ouellette and Hay provide to support their arguments.” (\u003ci\u003eJournal of the Communication Inquiry\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eList of Illustrations. \u003cp\u003eIntroduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. Charity TV: Privatizing Care, Mobilizing Compassion.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. TV Interventions: Personal Responsibility and Techniques of the Self.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Makeover TV: Labors of Reinvention.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. TV and the Self-Defensive Citizen.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. TV's Constitutions of Citizenship.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. Playing TV's Democracy Game.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49407872500055,"sku":"9781405134408","price":80.7,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781405134408.jpg?v=1730500808","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/better-living-through-reality-tv-9781405134408","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}