Reality Television with a Special Focus on “Big Brother” Cover Image

„Rialiti” televizijski format sa posebnim osvrtom na emisiju „Veliki brat”
Reality Television with a Special Focus on “Big Brother”

Author(s): Baya Bangue Namkosse
Subject(s): Media studies, Social psychology and group interaction, Crowd Psychology: Mass phenomena and political interactions
Published by: Fakultet političkih nauka Univerziteta u Beogradu
Keywords: „reality” television; Big Brother; audience; voyeurism; identification; socialization; interactivity;

Summary/Abstract: The main objective of the paper is to bring to the light and analyze “reality TV” - specific phenomena like voyeurism, identification, socialization and interactivity, regarding the “Big Brother” show and its audience. By organizing the argumentation around the question “Why people watch ‘reality’ television”, I have analyzed the first season of “Big Brother”. Besides theoretical and qualitative research of public opinion, I also state my own experiences gathered while working in the production of the first season of the “Big Brother”.

  • Issue Year: 4/2009
  • Issue No: 10
  • Page Range: 49-70
  • Page Count: 22
  • Language: Serbian