The Role of Theory in Advancing 21st-Century Biology

The Role of Theory in Advancing 21st-Century Biology

Catalyzing Transformative Research

  • Éditeur: National Academies Press
  • ISBN: 9780309112499
  • eISBN Pdf: 9780309112505
  • eISBN Epub: 9780309134170
  • Lieu de publication:  United States
  • Année de publication électronique: 2005
  • Mois : Mai
  • Langue: Anglais
This book analyses new and hybrid genres of television including observational documentaries, talk shows, game shows, docu-soaps, dramatic reconstructions, law and order programming and 24/7 formats such as Big Brother and Survivor.
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgements
  • Introduction
  • 1. Reality debates
  • 2. Real lives, documentary approaches
  • 3. Just being themselves: from docudrama to new observational documentary
  • 4. Personalising the documentary: from video diary to Errol Morris
  • 5. Therapeutic culture: narcissism and self-revelation
  • 6. Trauma as popular cultural script: from talkshow to lifestyle programming
  • 7. Video justice: reality crime television
  • 8. Man in a glass box
  • Conclusion: 'Reach for the stars': celebrity, social mobility and the future of reality TV
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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