Please join the "Getting Real" working group on the cultural politics of reality television for a Zoom discussion on Wednesday, November 10 at 6:00 – 7:30 PM.
To join the Zoom meeting next week, use the following link: https://uchicago.zoom.us/j/94201674177?pwd=QmZrYkpyMlpHS0JDUURldEd0cklKUT09 (Meeting ID: 942 0167 417 / Passcode: 159623)
We ask that participants read the below materials in advance; they will be circulated to our listserv and are also available on our website (https://voices.uchicago.edu/realitytv/) with the password “GTL." We are fortunate to be joined by the composer Jonathan Miller who has extensive experience with producing sound and music for reality tv shows, from the “tough jobs genre” like Deadliest Catch and MTV shows like Jersey Shore.
• Racquel Gates, “Embracing the Ratchet: Reality Television and Strategic Negativity,” Double Negative: The Black Image and Popular Culture (Duke, 2018)
• Amanda Ann Klein, “‘If You Don’t Tan, You’re Pale’: The Regional and Ethnic Other on MTV,” Millennials Killed the Video Star (Duke, 2021)
We also include the following episodes as (optional) recommended viewing:
• Jersey Shore, Season 1, Episode 1 (“A New Family”)
• Jersey Shore, Season 1, Episode 6 (“Boardwalk Blowups”)
• Jersey Shore, Season 2, Episode 5 (“The Letter”)
• Real Housewives of Atlanta, Season 5, Episode 21 (“Reunion Part 1”)
• Real Housewives of Atlanta, Season 5, Episode 22 (“Reunion Part 2”)
• Real Housewives of Atlanta, Season 5, Episode 23 (“Reunion Part 3”)
Episodes are available on Hulu, Peacock, and mtv.com.
Please let us know if you have any questions. Looking forward to the discussion!
Date: November 10, 2021
Time: 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
See:https://uchicago.zoom.us/j/94201674177?pwd=QmZrYkpyMlpHS0JDUURldEd0cklKUT09
Date: November 10, 2021
Time: 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
See:https://uchicago.zoom.us/j/94201674177?pwd=QmZrYkpyMlpHS0JDUURldEd0cklKUT09