Real TV & Narrative

prolematic relationships with idea of truth
Transformative TV
1. Plain Jane
  1. teenager transformation in 1 week
  2. insecure and shy teens (classify themselves as ugly, unattractive, socially awkward)
    1. stereotypical contestants (tomboy, geeky, been beautiful all along, aware of ugliness)
      1. aim: surprise man of their dreams
        link to 'The Beauty Myth' - Wolf
2. morality and ethics expressed by the body
3. Extreme Makeover
  1. men and women
    1. reach desirable weight
    2. specific definition of women = patriarchal ideal (long hair, narrow nose, arched eyebrows, slim)
      1. hegemonic feminine appearance
        ideology comes from Western society - how should women look?
  2. society should not change people; people should change society
Format & Structure
1. close identification
2. body is an object
3. camera angles, shock tactics
Kristeva (1980)
1. abjection is "radically excluded"
  1. body separated from other body in order to be
    1. primal repression
Gender & Reality TV
1. disease vs. desirable state
2. ideal body represented in cultural, political shifts in women's social position
media has power
1. source of knowledge and inspiration
Thematic Structure
1. bodies put through psychological, emotional deconstruciton
2. ultimate result is healthy lifstyle
  1. ethical lifestyle
3. decided by those in authority (science, education)

Resource summary

	Created by Jade Jannotti almost 11 years ago