Routledge Inside Reality TV: Producing Race, Gender, and Sexuality - Routledge

Go behind the scenes of one of the most famous reality television programs with Inside Reality TV. Written by Ragan Fox, who participated in the twelfth season of CBS's Big Brother in 2010, this book offers a unique, autobiographical look at the production process. It provides a scholarly examination of what happens behind the theatrical curtain of reality TV. Readers gain access to a detailed account of casting procedures, secret soundstage interactions, and the role of viewer involvement. Through the use of autoethnography, textual analysis, and spectator commentary, Fox explores how producers, fans, and players represent the identities of racial and sexual minorities. This text is an essential resource for those interested in the mechanics of reality television and the social implications of how identity is performed on screen.