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Real talk: reality television and discourse analysis in action

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Real talk: reality television and discourse analysis in action / edited by Nuria Lorenzo-Dus, Swansea University, UK and Pilar Garcés-Conejos Blitvich, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, USA.
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Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan, 2013.
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  • Lorenzo-Dus, Nuria
  • Blitvich, Pilar Carces-Conejos, 1960-
Description
xiii, 296 pages : illustrations; 23 cm
Summary
" Real Talk: Reality Television and Discourse Analysis in Action is the first book to examine the discourse of reality television. It provides state-of-the-art contextualization chapters on relevant concepts and methods, followed by 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 the USA. These are structured in relation to two key themes: identity and aggression. This book will be essential reading for upper-level undergraduates and graduates in linguistics, discourse analysis and media studies, as well as for practitioners in these fields"--
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  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Machine generated contents note: -- Introduction -- PART I: THE REALITY OF DISCOURSE AND DISCOURSE ANALYSIS: THEORY, APPROACHES, PRACTICES -- 1. The Discourse of Reality Television; Nuria Lorenzo-Dus and Pilar Garce;s-Conejos Blitvich -- 2. Discourse Analysis Approaches to the Study of Reality Television; Nuria Lorenzo-Dus and Pilar Garce;s-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 Race Gamedoc; Michal Hamo -- 5. 'There's no harm, is there, in letting your emotions out': A Multimodal Perspective on Language, Emotion and Identity; Monika Bednarek -- 6. The Aesthetics of Poverty and Crime on Argentinean Reality Television; Laura Pardo -- 7. Heroic Endeavours: Flying High in New Zealand Reality Television; Philippa Smith -- PART III: REALITY TELEVISION AND AGGRESSION -- 8. (Im)politeness and Exploitative TV in Britain and North America: The X Factor and American Idol; Jonathan Culpeper and Oliver Holmes -- 9. Impoliteness in US/UK Talent Shows: A Diachronic Study of the Evolution of a Genre; Nuria Lorenzo-Dus, Patricia Bou-Franch and Pilar Garce;s-Conejos Blitvich -- 10. 'No eres inteligente ni para tener amigos... Pues anda que tú' ['You are not even clever enough to have any friends... Look who's talking!']: A Quantitative Analysis of the Production and Reception of Impoliteness in Present-day Spanish Reality Television; Jose; Luis Blas Arroyo -- 11. 'You are killing your kids': Understanding Impoliteness on a Family-health-makeover Reality TV Show; Cynthia Gordon -- 12. Moments of tTruth: Telling it Like it is on the Jeremy Kyle Show; Andrew Tolson -- Index.
Call Number
MWGS 14-2047
ISBN
  • 9780230368712 (hardback)
  • 0230368719 (hardback)
  • 9780230368729 (paperback)
  • 0230368727 (paperback)
LCCN
2013044198
OCLC
862873268
Title
Real talk: reality television and discourse analysis in action / edited by Nuria Lorenzo-Dus, Swansea University, UK and Pilar Garcés-Conejos Blitvich, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, USA.
Publisher
Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan, 2013.
Type of Content
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Type of Medium
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Type of Carrier
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Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Lorenzo-Dus, Nuria, editor.
Blitvich, Pilar Carces-Conejos, 1960- editor.
Research Call Number
MWGS 14-2047
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