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A Companion to Reality Television
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International in scope and more comprehensive than existing collections, <i>A Companion to Reality Television</i> presents a complete guide to the study of reality, factual and nonfiction television entertainment, encompassing a wide range of formats and incorporating cutting-edge work in critical, social and political theory.<br /> <br /> <ul> <li>Original in bringing cutting-edge work in critical, social and political theory into the conversation about reality TV</li> <li>Consolidates the latest, broadest range of scholarship on the politics of reality television and its vexed relationship to culture, society, identity, democracy, and “ordinary people” in the media</li> <li>Includes primetime reality entertainment as well as precursors such as daytime talk shows in the scope of discussion</li> <li>Contributions from a list of international, leading scholars in this field</li> </ul>