1. Introduction: Reality TV 2. The Rise of Reality TV 3. The Reality Genre 4. Performance and Authenticity 5. The Idea of Learning 6. Ethics of Care 7. Pet Deaths 8. Conclusion: Critical Viewers
Annette Hill is a Reader in Communication at the University of Westminster. She is the author of (John Libbey, 1997) co-author of (Routledge, 1999) and co-editor of (Routledge, 2003)
'She gives audiences a more learned and critical role in this
endeavor than do most current researchers. Summing Up: Recommended.
Lower-/upper-division undergraduates; graduate students; general
readers.' -- R. Cathcart, emeritus, CUNY Queens College, Choice
Review 'This is an important book. It addresses a matter of current
concern to all those who study media, and introduces vital new
evidence: substantial structured interviews with a wide range of TV
viewers.' - John Ellis, Royal Holloway, University of London
'This book is written with clarity and style. Its uses of audience
data both develop the argument about the reception of popular
television, and open up new issues for discussion.' - John Corner,
University of Liverpool
'This is a timely and important volume that will make a significant
contribution to debates concerning factual and documentary
television.' - Jane Roscoe, Australian Film, Television and Radio
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