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Tribal Warfare - Survivor and the Political Unconscious of Reality Television (Paperback)
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Tribal Warfare - Survivor and the Political Unconscious of Reality Television (Paperback)
Series: Critical Studies in Television
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Tribal Warfare thoroughly investigates a central element of the hit
reality television show Survivor that the existing literature on
reality television has overlooked: class politics. Christopher J.
Wright combines textual analysis and survey research to demonstrate
that Survivor operates and resonates as a political allegory. Using
the work of Fredric Jameson, this book reveals how Survivor frames
its 'characters' as 'haves' and 'have-nots.' For those new to
Jameson, Wright breaks down the theorist's complex notion of the
political unconscious into easily understandable language.
Furthermore, using the results of a survey of Survivor viewers,
Tribal Warfare demonstrates that viewers divide along gender,
racial, age, and-most significantly-class-related lines in their
consumption of, and reaction to, the program. The first book to
explore the premise of 'Survivor as society,' this unique work
serves as both an engaging analysis of a popular television program
and a highly readable primer for those new to critical theory.
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