Edwards, Leigh H., 1970-

The triumph of reality tv : the revolution in American television / Leigh H. Edwards. - Santa Barbara, Calif. : Praeger, 2013. - viii, 199 p. ; 25 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (pages [185]-189) and index.

Introduction: keeping it real-how reality tv keeps evolving -- Choose your own adventure: transmedia storytelling, reality characters, and fans -- Mashup: hybrid genres and emotional appeals -- Picturing social change: reality tv's family circus -- Family values debates: the politics of the family -- Wife swap: gender wars -- Conclusion: the futures of reality television.

9780313399015 (hardcopy : alk. paper) 0313399018 (hardcopy : alk. paper) 9780313399022 (ebook) 0313399026 (ebook)

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Reality television programs--History and criticism.--United States

PN1992.8.R43 / E49 2013

791.45/655