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Informationen zum Autor Alison F. Slade is an independent scholar whose research interests include reality television, social media, and fan culture.Amber J. Narro is associate professor of communication at Southeastern Louisiana University.Burton P. Buchanan is assistant professor of mass communication at Auburn University at Montgomery. Klappentext Reality television remains a pervasive form of television programming within our culture. The new mantra is go big or go home, be weird or be invisible. Here Comes Honey Boo Boo and Duck Dynasty, for example,are arguably two of the most compelling reality television programs currently airing because of their uniqueness and ability to transcend traditional boundaries in this genre. Reality Television: Oddities of Culture seeks to explore not the mundane reality programs, but rather those programs that illustrate the odd, unique or peculiar aspects of our society. This anthology will explore such programs across the categories of culture, gender, and celebrity. Zusammenfassung With its dedication to odd and unique reality television! the media has created intrigue and provided entertainment that reflects a diverse American culture. This book examines such reality television shows! as well as audience response and fan interaction. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction: Reality Television in Popular CultureAlison F. Slade1. Portrayals of Masculinity in The Discovery Channel's "Deadliest Catch"Burton P. Buchanan2. "I Was Born This Way": The Performance and Production of Southern Masculinity in A&E's Duck DynastyLeandra H. Hernandez3. You Better 'Redneckognize'!: Deploying the Discourses of Realness, Social Defiance, and Happiness to Defend Here Comes Honey Boo Boo on FacebookAndre Cavalcante4. Are you ready for your 15 minutes of shame? Louisiana Lockdown and Narrative in Prison Reality TelevisionElizabeth Barfoot Christian5. Bravo's "The Real Housewives": Living the (Capitalist) American Dream?Nicole B. Cox6. Frugal Reality TV During the Great Recession: A Qualitative Content Analysis of TLC's Extreme Couponing Rebecca M. Curnalia7. Bigger, Fatter, Gypsier: Gender Spectacles and Cultural Frontlines in My Big Fat American Gypsy WeddingGordon Alley-Young8. Odd or Ordinary: Social Comparisons Between Real and Reality TV FamiliesPamela L. Morris and Charissa K. Niedzwiecki9. The Lolita Spectacle & the Aberrant Mother: Exploring the Production and Performance of Manufactured Femininity in Toddlers & TiarasLeandra H. Hernandez10. Manifest Masculinity: Frontier, Fraternity and Family in Discovery Channel's Gold RushWilliam C. Trapani and Laura L. Winn11. Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew: A Wicked Brew of Fame, Addiction, and Cultural NarcissismChristopher Mapp12. 'Born' Survivors and their Trickster Cousins:Masculine Primitive Ideals and Manly (Re)Creation on Reality TelevisionMatthew P. Ferrari13. Catfished: Exploring Viewer Perceptions of Online RelationshipsLeslie Rasmussen14. "'I See Swamp People:' Swamp People, Southern Horrors and Reality Television"Julie HaynesConclusionAmber J. NarroAbout the Contributors...
