Very cool to see the @Ologies podcast with Alie Ward win the @iHeartRadio award for Best Science Podcast. Make sure to check out my episode on the “ology” of reality TV!
https://www.alieward.com/ologies/realitytvsociology
Reality TV Sociology (“TRASH” TV) with Dr. Danielle Lindemann — alie ward
Nude strangers. Icy roads. Brain rot. True love. Class warfare. Queer visibility. Scripted ad libs. Sociologist, professor, author of the book “True Story: What Reality TV Says About Us,” and straight up Reality TV Sociologist, Dr. Danielle Lindemann studies human behavior through the lens of pop cu
“Nude strangers. Icy roads. Brain rot. True love. Class warfare. Queer visibility. Scripted ad libs...”
I had so much fun talking about reality TV on the @Ologies podcast with @alieward!
Check out the interview here: https://www.alieward.com/ologies/realitytvsociology
Reality TV Sociology (“TRASH” TV) with Dr. Danielle Lindemann — alie ward
Nude strangers. Icy roads. Brain rot. True love. Class warfare. Queer visibility. Scripted ad libs. Sociologist, professor, author of the book “True Story: What Reality TV Says About Us,” and straight up Reality TV Sociologist, Dr. Danielle Lindemann studies human behavior through the lens of pop cu
I recently spoke to the BBC about reality TV shows and how they've aged (spoiler alert: some not very well!). You can check out the interview here:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=n_NpPM7-Yzw
Have reality TV shows aged well? - What in the World podcast, BBC World Service
The reality TV roots of Donald Trump's MAGA coalition
The cast of characters in the second Trump administration is straight out of reality TV — literally, in some cases. So is the MAGA mindset.
I was quoted as saying “Sometimes people just want to kick back, let their eyes glaze over and learn about a guy who desperately wants to marry his horse” in The Times of London.
This week is looking up!
https://www.thetimes.com/culture/tv-radio/article/jerry-springer-show-behind-the-scenes-jshzhv08t
What really happened behind the scenes of The Jerry Springer Show?
The US talk-show changed TV for ever. But it was also out of control. How does the team that made it feel about it now, asks Charlotte Lytton
Now that I’ve submitted fall semester grades, I have some career news to share! This spring I’ll be a visiting professor in the Gender and Sexuality Studies Program at Princeton. I’m beyond thrilled to be returning for this stint at my alma mater. Thanks to @PrincetonGSS for bringing me on, and to Lehigh for approving my leave!
I could not be any more excited about the slate of final presentations for my Sociology of Reality TV class.
It’s concerning that my autocorrect desperately wants me to be emailing students about overlord forms.
Can a reality TV addiction warp your personality? My book “True Story” is mentioned in British Vogue. www.vogue.co.uk/article/reality-tv-addiction
“Danielle J. Lindemann...said the genre was valuable because it served as a fun house mirror. Extreme as some reality TV shows are, they can reflect back our social preoccupations, our fault lines, our deep-rooted conservatism." @nytimes
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/09/arts/crush-house-reality-television.html
Keeping Up With the Reality TV Producers
The video game The Crush House asks players to race around capturing hookups and squabbles while catering to in-game audiences with very different desires.
