Reality TV gives back: On the civic functions of reality entertainment

Journal of Popular Film and Television

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 66-71

  Ouellettea, Laurie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Citizenship; Civic experiment; Documentary; Public service; Reality TV

Indexed keywords

EID: 78650332979     PISSN: 01956051     EISSN: 19306458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01956051.2010.483347     Document Type: Short Survey

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