REALITY TV BIBLIOGRAPHY (PHX)
7/27/12
Baruh, L. (2009). Publicized intimacies on reality television: An analysis of voyeuristic content and its contribution to the appeal of reality programming. Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media, 53, 190-210.
Biltereyst, D.
(2004). Media audiences and the game of controversy: On reality TV, moral panic, and controversial media stories. Changing Media, Changing Europe, 1, 117-137.
“This atmosphere is not only related to the often-explicit exploration (or from a Media Audiences and the Game of Controversy 117 critical stance, exploitation) of those social and moral issues which touch the spheres of controversy and deviancy, but RT also touches on at least the ideas of a wider moral and media panic. In this chapter we will use these critical sociological concepts in order to understand better why these recent media products have been
met by such intense moral outcry and public criticism.” (Biltereyst, 2004, p. ???)
Brewer, P. R., & Ley, B. L. (2010). Media use and public perceptions of DNA evidence. Science Communication, 32(1), 93-117.
Calvert, C. (2004). Voyeur nation: Media, privacy, and peering in modern culture. Colorado: Westview Press.
Deery, J.
(2004). Reality TV as advertainment. Popular Communication, 2(1), 1-20.
Reality TV offers the opportunity to merge advertising and entertainment programming which can possibly provide insights into current developments into commercial culture.
Groombridge, N. (2002). Crime control or crime culture TV. Surveillance & Society, 1, 30-36.
Hall, A.
(2009). Perceptions of the authenticity of reality programs and their relationships to audience involvement, enjoyment, and perceived learning. Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media 53(4), 515-531. DOI: 10.1080/08838150903310468.
“One of the goals of the current study was to investigate whether different aspects of a reality program’s perceived authenticity, or how well it is believed to allow viewers a true and unmanipulated window onto the lives and characters of real people, contribute to audiences’ responses the program.” (Hall, 2009, p. ???)
This article is interesting especially in regards that the documentation shows that many viewers know that the circumstances and settings are contrived, while at the same time the viewers feel as though they are witnessing a documentary style of portrayal, whereas the cameras are just following the characters around and observing their true behavior, despite the fact they are aware that the characters often play up to the cameras.
Hall, A. E. (2009). Perceptions of media realism and reality TV. In R. L. Nabi & M. B. Oliver (Eds.), The Sage handbook of media processes and effects (pp. 423-438). Los Angeles: Sage Publications.
Hill, A. (2005). Reality TV: Audiencies and popular factual television. New York: Routledge.
Jeffres, L. W., Bracken, C. C., Atkin, D., & Neuendorf, K. (2010). Moving from theorizing to application: Predicting audience enjoyment of TV formats. American Journal of Media Psychology, 3(3/4), 156-179.
Jennings, R.
(2011). From making do to making-over: Reality TV and the reinvention of Britishness. Journal of Popular Culture, 44(2), 274-290. DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-5931.2011.00832.x.
This article examines how the popularity of the make-over type of reality TV show, in Britain, reflects the trend in Britain of absorbing what is generally thought of to be the American cultural phenomenon of self-reinvention.
Koskela, H. (2004). Webcams, TV shows and mobile phones: Empowering exhibitionism. Surveillance & Society, 2, 200-215.
Krijnen, T. & Tan, E.
(2009). Reality TV as a moral laboratory: A dramaturgical analysis of The Golden Cage. Communications: The European Journal of Communication Research, 34(4), 449-472. DOI: 10.1515/COMM.2009.027
“Analyses of Big Brother, the predecessor to The Golden Cage, have resulted in the proposal that such a display of emotions offers access to the inner life of participants and helps viewers to obtain knowledge about ordinary people and the ups and downs they face in daily life. When the participants perform more authentically, viewers are Reality TV as a moral laboratory 451
more likely to take the shows seriously and view them as presentations of meaningful life stories. Additionally, the audience acquires insights into which display of emotions is socially desirable in a diversity of situations (Biltereyst, 2004; Hill, 2005; Aslama and Pantti, 2006).”
Nabi, R. L. (2007). Determining dimensions of reality: A concept mapping of the reality TV landscape. Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media, 51, 371-390.
Nabi, R. L., Biely, E. N., Morgan, S. J., & Stitt, C. R. (2003). Reality-based television programming and the psychology of its appeal. Media Psychology, 5, 303-330.
Ouellette, L.
(2010). Reality TV gives back: On the civic functions of reality entertainment. Journal of Popular Film & Television, 38(2), 66-71. DOI: 10.1080/01956051.2010.483347
This paper tries to show how reality TV utilizes a semi-documentary style in order to not just entertain but also to closely study social interactions of real people when placed in artificially created situations, as a tool for citizenship training purposes.
Ouellette, L., & Hay, J.
(2009). Review of 'better living through reality TV: Television and post-welfare citizenship'. Journal of Communication, 59(1), 193-194.
“In Chapters 2 & 3,Ouellette and Hay argue that ‘‘TV Interventions’’ and ‘‘Makeover TV’’
programs’’ offer interventions for those who are ‘‘outside the norm’’ or in need of self improvement. Reality TV programs provide instruction in ways to handle incorrigible children,
recover from addictions, manage relationships, lose weight, and improve physical
appearance. A common thread throughout a range of programs is the need to exercise
self-discipline and self-management. Show participants’ problems are depicted as resulting
from personal choices rather than economic or social problems.” (Chock, 2009, p. ???)
Papacharissi, Z., & Mendelson, A.
(2007). An exploratory study of reality appeal: Uses and gratifications of reality TV shows. Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media, 51(2), 355-370. DOI:10.1080/08838150701307152
This study examines the Uses & Gratifications aspects of why viewers select reality TV programming.
Patino, A., Kaltcheva, V., & Smith, M.
(2011). The appeal of reality television for teen and pre-teen audiences: The power of “connectedness” and psycho‑demographics. Journal of Advertising Research, 51(1), 288-297. DOI: 10.2501/JAR-51-1-288-297
This article uses connectedness to assess the value of Reality TV programs primarily for marketing purposes.
Raudaskoski, P.
(2011). When lives meet live: categorization work in a reality TV show and “experience work” in two home audiences. Text & Talk, 31(5), 619-641. DOI 10.1515/TEXT.2011.030
This paper tries to analyze how different viewers form different socio-political viewpoints after viewing the same content based upon their different background life experiences.
Reiss, S., & Wiltz, J.
(2004). Why people watch reality TV. Media Psychology, 6(4), 363-379.
“Reiss (2000a) put forth a comprehensive theory of human motivation, variously called sensitivity theory or the theory of 16 basic desires. The theory borrows heavily from the philosophical ideas of Aristotle (trans. 1953), but it differs from Aristotle in its analysis of individuality. Previous reports on sensitivity theory addressed diverse applications such as spirituality (Reiss. 2000, in press), personality (Havercamp & Reiss, 2003), interpersonal relationships (Engel, Olson, & Patrick, 2002), p.sychopathology (Reiss & Havercamp, 1996), developmental disabilities (Dykens & Rosner, 1999; Lecavalier & Tasse, 2002), and sports (Reiss, Wiltz. & Sherman, 2001). In this article, the theory is applied to understanding reality television. The conceptual approach of this article may be expanded someday into a
general theory of culture.” (Reiss & Wiltz, 2004, p. ???)
Stevens-Aubrey, J., Olson, L., Fine, M., Hauser, T., Rhea, D., Kaylor, B., & Yang, A.
(2012). Investigating personality and viewing-motivation correlates of reality television exposure. Communication Quarterly, 60(1), 80-102. DOI: 10.1080/01463373.2012.641830.
This article uses the Uses and Gratification theory to examine the relationship between neuroticism and extroversion.
Sung, C.
(2011). Doing gender and leadership: A discursive analysis of media representations in a reality TV show. English Text Construction, 4(1), 85-111. DOI: 10.1075/etc.4.1.05sun
“To the best of my knowledge, there has not been any research which systematically explores gender and workplace communication in the mass media from a discursive approach. It is my intention to address this research gap by exploring the representations of gender and workplace
discourse on the reality TV show The Apprentice from a discourse analytical perspective, particularly given the potential influence of the show on the audience’s perceptions and understanding of workplace communication.” (Sung, 2011, p. ???)
Tsay, M., Krakowiak, K. M., & Kleck, C. A. (2006, June). Redefining reality TV: Exploring viewers’ perceptions of nine subgenres. Paper presented to the 56th annual conference of the International Communication Association, Dresden, Germany.