SOCIALINIAI REALYBĖS ŠOU EKSPERIMENTAI
REALITY SHOW AS SOCIAL EXPERIMENTS
Author(s): Žygintas PečiulisSubject(s): Philosophy, Social Sciences, Media studies, Political Philosophy, Social Philosophy, Communication studies, Sociology, Sociology of Culture
Published by: Vilniaus Universiteto Leidykla
Keywords: television; reality shows; social experiments; temporary societies
Summary/Abstract: In the article, genres of TV reality shows are analysed. During them, temporary societies are being constructed. In social television experiments there may be identified palallels to existing and theoretical models of society. Television modifies the Panopticon concept by J. Bentham with help of new technological means. Reality shows become raw material for creating an artificial society which reminds of Leviathan by T. Hobbes. The historical evolution of television reflects a fight between aristocratic and democratic spaces and the threatening danger of democratic despotism, foretold by A. de Tocqueville. Having opened the door for self-expression of ordinary citizens, television becomes an authority that supplies society with amusements.
Journal: Problemos
- Issue Year: 2007
- Issue No: 72
- Page Range: 48-56
- Page Count: 9
- Language: Lithuanian