The Performance on Television of Sincerely Felt Emotion

John Ellis

(2009)

John Ellis (2009) The Performance on Television of Sincerely Felt Emotion. The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, 625 (1). pp. 103-115. ISSN 1552-3349

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Abstract

The self-presentation of ordinary people on TV took some time to develop. An early game show from British ITV demonstrates the many pitfalls encountered in developing even the most basic of self-presentational codes. So the presentation of sincerely felt emotions did not develop as a style until the late 1980s with the changes in daytime talk and the growth of reality TV. The cult of sincerity, however, has had profound cultural effects, reaching into the political sphere

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Item TypeJournal Article
TitleThe Performance on Television of Sincerely Felt Emotion
AuthorsEllis, John
Uncontrolled Keywordstelevision; sincerity; politics; self-presentation; game show; reality TV
DepartmentsFaculty of Arts\Media Arts

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doi10.1177/0002716209339267

Deposited by () on 30-Mar-2010 in Royal Holloway Research Online.Last modified on 04-Jan-2011

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(C) 2009 SAGE Publications , whose permission to mount this version for private study and research is acknowledged.  The repository version is the author's final draft.

 

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