True Story: What Reality TV Says about Us

by Danielle J. Lindemann

Book Overview

Named a Best Nonfiction Book of 2022 by Esquire A sociological study of reality TV that explores its rise as a culture-dominating medium--and what the genre reveals about our attitudes toward race, gender, class, and sexuality. What do we see when we watch reality television? In True Story: What Reality TV Says About Us , the sociologist and TV lover Danielle J. Lindemann takes a long, hard look in the "funhouse mirror" of this genre, from countless...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1250862949
• ISBN13: 9781250862945
• Release Date: February 2023
• Publisher: Picador USA
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.3" x 8.2"