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Reality TV and Real Work in the Fishing Industry
Fishing may be the world’s second oldest profession, but the industry is about as visible as a quiet cousin at a family reunion. Unassuming, keeping to itself, it is largely ignored in talk about work and the economy. All of … Continue reading
Posted in Class and the Media, Contributors, Guest Bloggers, Issues, Work
Tagged Fishing industry, reality TV
3 Comments
Class, Cuteness, and Disgust in Here Comes Honey Boo Boo
It’s hard not to notice the way rural working-class female fatness in the “Redneck Reality TV” series Here Comes Honey Boo Boo comes across as a condition to be ridiculed. It is constantly associated with poor health, dirtiness, and … Continue reading
Posted in Class and the Media, Contributors, Guest Bloggers, Issues
Tagged fatness, Honey Boo Boo, Poverty, reality TV, working-class stereotypes
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The Soft Show of Force in Australian Police Reality Television Shows
Summer in Australia (December to February) is the non-ratings period on television, which means the expensive dramas (both local and foreign) are replaced by cheaper alternatives. Locally made police reality TV shows dominated this summer, such as Gold Coast Cops, … Continue reading
Posted in Class and the Media, Contributors, Issues, Sarah Attfield
Tagged Australian television, class on TV, police work, reality TV
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The Paradox of Labor in Reality TV
While hundreds of thousands of Americans have lost their jobs and are looking for work due to the recession, the one place that full employment still exists is on reality TV. Whether reality performers are running a beauty salon in … Continue reading
Posted in Class and the Media, Contributors, Guest Bloggers, Issues
Tagged Coal, coal mining, reality TV, television producers, television workers, Thom Beers
8 Comments
The Myth of the Benevolent Boss
Following this year’s Superbowl, viewers who stayed tuned to CBS were treated to the premiere of the network’s new series, Undercover Boss, in which COO of Waste Management Corp., Larry O’Donnell, dons coveralls to go undercover in his own corporation. … Continue reading
Posted in Class and the Media, Contributors, Issues
Tagged Class and the Media, reality TV, television, Undercover Boss, Unions, workers
11 Comments
