{"product_id":"better-living-through-reality-tv-9781405134415","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\"\u003ci\u003eBetter Living through Reality TV\u003c\/i\u003e achieves what cultural theory does at its best: a fascinating, insightful, and clear-eyed look at contemporary society as seen through the lens of pop culture.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e--Mark Andrejevic\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"With this book, reality TV finally 'gets real'.\"\u003cbr\u003e --\u003ci\u003eNick Couldry\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":49407872532823,"sku":"9781405134415","price":31.3,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781405134415.jpg?v=1730500808","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/better-living-through-reality-tv-9781405134415","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}