Revisiting “Celebrity, Social Mobility and the future of Reality TV”
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.58966/JCM20232212Keywords:
Reality Television, Celebrity Culture, RealityAbstract
Reality Television is a genre that is being watched by most young adults. The reality aspects of this genre make it unique and exclusive. Since it is an audio-visual based show it carries, visual appeal and has many other qualities that make it worth watching in the age of media saturation. This review paper trace in detail the assumptions made by early thinkers on Reality TV “Celebrity, Social Mobility and the future of Reality TV” written by Anita Biressi and Heather Nunn with special emphasis on how reality TV is affecting the broader viewing culture.
Not only the arguments made by the researcher has been analyzed in connection with the 21st Century, these have also been contextualized with respect to the reality TV’s specific presentation and the celebrity culture that is dominating. Researcher has also analyzed the social mobility in the current age.
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