Klein Millennials Killed the Video Star

MTV's Transition to Reality Programming
1. Auflage 2021
ISBN: 978-1-4780-1287-0
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 256 Seiten

Drawing on interviews with industry workers from MTV programs such as The Real World and Teen Mom, Amanda Ann Klein examines the historical, cultural, and industrial factors leading to MTV's shift away from music videos to reality programming in the early 2000s and 2010s.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Klein, Amanda Ann

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Freizeitsoziologie, Konsumsoziologie, Alltagssoziologie, Populärkultur
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaft und Gesellschaft | Kulturwissenschaften Populärkultur
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Gruppen/Soziale Themen Gender Studies, Geschlechtersoziologie
• Geisteswissenschaften Theater- und Filmwissenschaft | Andere Darstellende Künste Filmwissenschaft, Fernsehen, Radio

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgments vii
Introduction. What Killed the Video Star? 1
1. "It's Videos, Fool": A Targeted History of MTV (1981–2004) 24
2. "This Is the True Story.": The Real World and MTV's Turn to Identity (1992–) 57
3. "She's Gonna Always Be Known at the Girl Who Didn't Go to Paris": Can-Do and At-Risk White Girls on MTV (2004–2013) 89
4. "If You Don't Tan, You're Pale": The Regional and Ethnic Other on MTV (2009–2013) 124
5. "That Moment Is Here, Whether I Like It or Not": When MTV's Programming Fails (2013–2014) 153
Conclusion. Catfish and the Future of MTV's Reality Programming (2012–) 173
Appendix A. MTV Reality Series since 1981 189
Appendix B. Other Television Series Discussed in This Book 193
Notes 197
References 213
Index 233

Über Autor(innen)

Amanda Ann Klein is Associate Professor of Film Studies at East Carolina University, author of American Film Cycles: Reframing Genres, Screening Social Problems, and Defining Subcultures, and coeditor of Cycles, Sequels, Spin-offs, Remakes, and Reboots: Multiplicities in Film and Television.