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Table of Contents

Editor’s Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Factual Entertainment and Reality TV . . . . . . . . . . 4

1. Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

2. The Concept of Reality TV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

A. General characteristics of the genre . . . . . . . . 5

B. The origins of reality TV—a history of

factual entertainment on television . . . . . . . . . 6

C. Reality TV in the 21st century—a wide

range of subgenres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

3. Globalization of Factual Entertainment Formats 13

A. Global market logic—cultural adaptation? . . 14

B. Do global products travel to local viewers? . . 15

4. Reality TV from the Audience Perspective . . . . . 16

A. Perception of authenticity, criticism, and

concerns about reality TV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

B. Motives for watching factual entertainment

content . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

C. Case studies for various subgenres . . . . . . . . . 19

D. Reality TV, neoliberalism, and “technologies

of the self” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

5. Conclusion and Discussion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Book Reviews . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Briefly Noted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

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