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How reality TV shapes our politics
Manage episode 496307755 series 1687082
How does reality television shape our politics and our opinions? This hour two reality TV scholars join us to discuss how reality TV helps us understand (or sometimes misunderstand) actual reality.
GUESTS:
- Danielle Lindemann: Professor of Sociology at Lehigh University and a Visiting Professor in Gender and Sexuality Studies at Princeton University. She is also the author of the book True Story: What Reality TV Says About Us.
- Eunji Kim: Assistant Professor of Political Science at Columbia University and Faculty Affiliate at the Data Science Institute. Her new book is The American Mirage: How Reality TV Upholds the Myth of Meritocracy.
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Chapters
1. How reality TV shapes our politics (00:00:00)
2. B (00:24:48)
3. C (00:38:15)
2987 episodes
Manage episode 496307755 series 1687082
How does reality television shape our politics and our opinions? This hour two reality TV scholars join us to discuss how reality TV helps us understand (or sometimes misunderstand) actual reality.
GUESTS:
- Danielle Lindemann: Professor of Sociology at Lehigh University and a Visiting Professor in Gender and Sexuality Studies at Princeton University. She is also the author of the book True Story: What Reality TV Says About Us.
- Eunji Kim: Assistant Professor of Political Science at Columbia University and Faculty Affiliate at the Data Science Institute. Her new book is The American Mirage: How Reality TV Upholds the Myth of Meritocracy.
Support the show: http://www.wnpr.org/donate
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Chapters
1. How reality TV shapes our politics (00:00:00)
2. B (00:24:48)
3. C (00:38:15)
2987 episodes
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