[ecrea] new book: Reality TV - Merging the Global and the Local

A new edited volume on reality TV entitled Reality TV - Merging the 
Global and the Local, edited by Amir Hetsroni, published by Nova Science 
(April 2011)

 https://www.novapublishers.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=12905

Reality television has become a worldwide phenomenon which has the 
capability to crossover cultural boundaries and appeal to distinctly 
different markets. Drawing theories from media studies, economics, 
cultural studies and social science, this new book reviews how reality 
TV has conquered the world and has the potential to remove successful 
dramatic genres from the prime-time lineup.

Table of Contents:
Introduction

Section I: North America pp.5-6

1. Do you Know Who Your Friends Are? An Analysis of Voting Patterns and 
Alliances on the Reality Television Show Survivor
(Erich M. Hayes and Norah E. Dunbar) pp.7-24

2. Reality Television and Computer-Mediated Identity: Offline Exposure 
and Online Behavior
(Michael A. Stefanone, Derek Lackaff, and Devan Rosen)pp.25-44

Section II: Europe pp.45-46

3. You’ll See, You’ll Watch: The Success of Big Brother in 
Post-Communist Bulgaria
(Maria Raicheva-Stover) pp.47-64

4. Gok Wan and the Magical Wardrobe pp.65-78
(Gareth Palmer)

5. Slovene Reality Television: The Commercial Re-inscription of the National
(Zala Volcic and Mark Andrejevic)pp.79-94

6. Talking about Big Brother: Interpersonal Communication about a 
Controversial Television Format
(Helena Bilandzic and Matthias R. Hastall)pp.95-112

Section III: The Middle East pp.113-114

7. Reality vs. Reality TV: News Coverage in Israeli Media at the Time of 
Reality TV
(Dror Abend-David) pp.115-122

8. Real Love Has No Boundaries? Dating Reality TV Shows between Global 
Format and Local-Cultural Conflicts
(Motti Neiger) pp.123-136

9. The Seal of Culture in Format Adaptations: Singing for a Dream on 
Turkish Television
(Sevilay Celenk) pp.137-150

10. The Praise and the Critique of a Nasty Format: An Analysis of the 
Public Discourse concerning Reality TV in Israel
(Amir Hetsroni)pp.151-162

Section IV: Cross-Cultural Studies pp.163-164

11. Performing the Nation: A Cross-Cultural Comparison of Idol Shows in 
Four Countries
(Oren Livio)pp.165-188

12. Mobile Makeovers: Global and Local Lifestyles and Identities in 
Reality Formats
(Tania Lewis)pp.189-210

13. From Reality TV to Coaching TV: Elements of Theory and Empirical 
Findings towards Understanding the Genre
(Jürgen Grimm)pp.211-258

14. Reality Nations: An International Comparison of the Historical 
Reality Genre
(Emily West)pp.259-278

About the Contributors pp.279-282

Index pp.283-295



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