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Real talk: reality television and discourse analysis in action

This is the first book to examine the discourse of reality television. Chapters provide rigorous case studies of the discourse practices that characterise a wide range of generic and linguistic/cultural contexts, including dating shows in China and Spain, docudramas in Argentina and New Zealand, and...

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Group Author: Lorenzo-Dus, Nuria; Blitvich, Pilar Garces-Conejos
Published:
Literature type: Electronic Software eBook
Language: English
Subjects:
Reality television programs
Discourse analysis
Mass media and language
Media Studies
Languages
Online Access: http://www.palgraveconnect.com/doifinder/10.1057/9781137313461
Summary: This is the first book to examine the discourse of reality television. Chapters provide rigorous case studies of the discourse practices that characterise a wide range of generic and linguistic/cultural contexts, including dating shows in China and Spain, docudramas in Argentina and New Zealand, and talent shows in the UK and USA.
Item Description: Electronic book text.
Epublication based on: 9780230368712, 2013.
Carrier Form: 310 p. : 12 figures, 22.
ISBN: 9781137313461 :
1137313463 :
CLC: H0
Contents: Introduction PART I: THE REALITY OF DISCOURSE AND DISCOURSE ANALYSIS: THEORY, APPROACHES, PRACTICES 1. The Discourse of Reality Television-- Nuria Lorenzo-Dus and Pilar Garces-Conejos Blitvich 2. Discourse Analysis Approaches to the Study of Reality Television-- Nuria Lorenzo-Dus and Pilar Garces-Conejos Blitvich PART II: REALITY TELEVISION AND IDENTITY 3. How 'Real' is Reality Television in China? On the Success of a Chinese Dating Programme-- Chris Shei 4. The (inter)play of Nationality, Religiosity and Gender: Textual Mechanisms for the Rich Representation of Israeli Identity on a Reality

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