2. Real lives, documentary approaches

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Acknowledgements vii
4. Introduction 1
5. 1. Reality debates 9
6. 2. Real lives, documentary approaches 35
7. 3. Just being themsleves: from docudrama to new observational documentary 59
8. 4. Personalising the documentary: from video diary to Errol Morris 70
9. 5. Therapeutic culture: narcissism and self-revelation 95
10. 6. Trauma as popular cultural script: from talk show to lifestyle programming 108
11. 7. Video justice: reality crime television 118
12. 8. Man in a glass box 131
13. Conclusion. ‘Reach for the stars’: celebrity, social mobility and the future of reality TV 144
14. Notes 156
15. Bibliography 167
16. Index 179