Who Got the Camera?: A History of Rap and Reality

(Part of the American Music Series Series)

by Eric Harvey

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Reality first appeared in the late 1980s--in the sense not of real life but rather of the TV entertainment genre inaugurated by shows such as Cops and America's Most Wanted; the daytime gabfests of Geraldo, Oprah, and Donahue; and the tabloid news of A Current Affair. In a bracing work of cultural criticism, Eric Harvey argues that reality TV emerged in dialog with another kind of entertainment that served as its foil while borrowing its techniques:...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:1477321349

ISBN13:9781477321348

Release Date:October 2021

Publisher:University of Texas Press

Length:408 Pages

Weight:1.60 lbs.

Dimensions:1.3" x 6.1" x 9.1"

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Arts, Music & Photography Music Social Science Social Sciences

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(Part of the American Music Series Series)

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