Panel #10 – Understanding Reality TV

What is Television: Panel #10 – Understanding Reality TV

Moderator: Michael Aronson, University of Oregon, USA

• Jack Bratich, Rutgers University, USA – From Tele-vision to Tele-programming: Reality, Affect, Subjectivation
• Chelsea Bullock, University of Oregon, USA – Problematic Pleasures and Affective Moments: Theorizing Jersey Shore
• Jon Crane, University of North Carolina, Charlotte, USA –The Alexis/Krystle Nexus: Gender Performance in Reality Television
• Biswarup Sen, University of Oregon, USA – Reality Television and the Question of Global Form

What is Television? A Conference to Explore the Past, Present, and Future of Television. March 1- 3, Portland, OR. Organized by Dr. Janet Wasko and the School of Journalism and Communication. For more about the conference, visit the website.