{"product_id":"9780470659274","title":"A Companion to Reality Television","description":"\u003ch1\u003eA Companion to Reality Television\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eLaurie Ouellette\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003ePerforming Arts \/ Television \/ History \u0026amp; Criticism\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eInternational in scope and more comprehensive than existing collections, \u003ci\u003eA Companion to Reality Television\u003c\/i\u003e presents a complete guide to the study of reality, factual and nonfiction television entertainment, encompassing a wide range of formats and incorporating cutting-edge work in critical, social and political theory.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eOriginal in bringing cutting-edge work in critical, social and political theory into the conversation about reality TV\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eConsolidates the latest, broadest range of scholarship on the politics of reality television and its vexed relationship to culture, society, identity, democracy, and “ordinary people” in the media\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes primetime reality entertainment as well as precursors such as daytime talk shows in the scope of discussion\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eContributions from a list of international, leading scholars in this field\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLaurie Ouellette\u003c\/b\u003e is Associate Professor in the Department of Communication at the University of Minnesota, where she teaches Critical Media Studies. She has published extensively on reality television and is co-editor of \u003ci\u003eReality TV: Remaking Television Culture\u003c\/i\u003e (2004 and 2009), and co-author of \u003ci\u003eBetter Living Through Reality TV: Television and Post-Welfare Citizenship\u003c\/i\u003e (Wiley, 2008).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e28 January 2014\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9780470659274\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e592\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e37.6\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44315008303244,"sku":"9780470659274","price":215.06,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9780470659274_9c1a7de7-c02c-4467-919a-45831da4a514.jpg?v=1780239387","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9780470659274","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}