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In eleven original studies by social scientists, this is the first volume to focus on television reality crime programmi

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Entertaining Crime: Television Reality Programs
0202306151, 9780202306155

A critical analysis of how reality crime TV shows helped Americans acclimate to a world in which mass incarceration and

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This essay collection focuses on the gendered dimensions of reality television in both the United States and Great Brita

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A collection of eight essays that parse out the seemingly unprecedented rise of reality television The Apprentice. Proj

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Did you know that detective Adrian Mont (Monk) is afraid of milk? That Pinky's real first name on The Roaring '

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"Programming Reality is a collection of original essays that explore the television programs that have thrived in t

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Media Experiences: Engaging with Drama and Reality Television travels across people and popular culture, exploring the p

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Reality television remains a pervasive form of television programming within our culture. The new mantra is go big or go

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