Captive audience: on love and reality TV
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BookPublication details: New York Penguin Random House 2018Description: 258 pISBN: 9780525435549Subject(s): Reality television programs - Psychological aspects | Television viewers - AttitudesDDC classification: 791.456 Summary: In Lucas Mann’s trademark vein—fiercely intelligent, self-deprecating, brilliantly observed, idiosyncratic, personal, funny, and infuriating—Captive Audience is an appreciation of reality television wrapped inside a love letter to his wife, with whom he shares the guilty pleasure of watching “real” people bare their souls in search of celebrity. Captive Audience resides at the intersection of popular culture with the personal; the exhibitionist impulse, with the schadenfreude of the vicarious, and in confronting some of our most suspect impulses reveals surprising connections and the meaning of an authentic life.
https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/561254/captive-audience-by-lucas-mann/
| Item type | Current library | Item location | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Books | Vikram Sarabhai Library On Display | Non-fiction | 791.456 M2C2 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Checked out | 05/10/2023 | 206410 |
In Lucas Mann’s trademark vein—fiercely intelligent, self-deprecating, brilliantly observed, idiosyncratic, personal, funny, and infuriating—Captive Audience is an appreciation of reality television wrapped inside a love letter to his wife, with whom he shares the guilty pleasure of watching “real” people bare their souls in search of celebrity. Captive Audience resides at the intersection of popular culture with the personal; the exhibitionist impulse, with the schadenfreude of the vicarious, and in confronting some of our most suspect impulses reveals surprising connections and the meaning of an authentic life.
https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/561254/captive-audience-by-lucas-mann/
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