The simmulation of reality. a critic of the reality show

Reality shows are one of the most successful television genres in the last few years. The exploration that this article will make around this genre consists of three parts. First, the tension that realities cause between representation as a traditional aesthetic style and simulation as an emergent a...

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Autores:
Ordóñez Díaz, Leonardo
Tipo de recurso:
Article of journal
Fecha de publicación:
2005
Institución:
Universidad Nacional de Colombia
Repositorio:
Universidad Nacional de Colombia
Idioma:
spa
OAI Identifier:
oai:repositorio.unal.edu.co:unal/50751
Acceso en línea:
https://repositorio.unal.edu.co/handle/unal/50751
http://bdigital.unal.edu.co/44752/
Palabra clave:
reality show
televisión
entretenimiento
simulación
reality show
television
entertainment
simulation
Rights
openAccess
License
Atribución-NoComercial 4.0 Internacional
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Summary:Reality shows are one of the most successful television genres in the last few years. The exploration that this article will make around this genre consists of three parts. First, the tension that realities cause between representation as a traditional aesthetic style and simulation as an emergent aesthetic style will be examined. Second, the way realities participate in the construction of the world as image will be described. Finally, the article will explain the role that realities play in the contemporary aesthetic economy, and offer a socio-psychological explanation of its seductive power. The article approaches the study of reality shows by taking a critical perspective to the entertainment industry.