Reality TV's real men of the recession : White masculinity in crisis and the rise of Trumpism /

In the 2000s, reality programs showcasing white, working-class men performing hazardous occupations in wilderness settings proliferated on U.S. cable networks. Shannon O'Sullivan argues that this genre represents a reactionary veneration of white, rural, working-class men as "real American...

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Main Author:	O'Sullivan, Shannon, 1987- (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, [2022].
Subjects:	Race on television. Reality television programs > United States > History and criticism. Men, White > On television. Working class men > On television. Trump, Donald, > 1946- > Influence. Television > Social aspects > United States.

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Summary:	In the 2000s, reality programs showcasing white, working-class men performing hazardous occupations in wilderness settings proliferated on U.S. cable networks. Shannon O'Sullivan argues that this genre represents a reactionary veneration of white, rural, working-class men as "real Americans" amid the Great Recession and current events.
Physical Description:	xiii, 183 pages ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 157-169) and index.
ISBN:	9781666900019 166690001X