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