In this episode, host Sarah Banet-Weiser talks with Professor Eva Hageman and Professor Laurie Ouellette about their work on representation in reality TV and on identity in social media, respectively. They discuss how contemporary media impose a script for living but also offer a platform for social change. They problematize the social impact of reality TV by pointing out how some TV shows offer medical and financial resources to families who have been neglected by state institutions, but they also point out how this requires families to play the role of marginalized people.
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Featuring
Sarah Banet-Weiser
Eva Hageman
Laurie Ouellette
Sponsor:
Annenberg Center for Collaborative Communication
More from the host & speakers:
Distinguished Professor; Professor | Annenberg School for Communication; Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism
University of Pennsylvania; University of Southern California
Twitter - @sbanetweiser
Assistant Professor in the Department of American Studies and the Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
Professor of Communication Studies and Cultural Studies and Comparative Literature, Department Chair
Twitter: @ProfOuellette
Facebook: Laurie Ouellette
Instagram: @lauriejean2016
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Copy and Audio Editors:
Jo Lampert
Dominic Bonelli
Executive Producer:
DeVante Brown