SSCI 2700U Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Candid Camera, Glocalization

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21 Jun 2018

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1. Pop Culture

Exploring Reality TV

What is Reality TV?

Hybrid TV genre: Documentary; drama; candid camera; game shows

Think Canadian Idol

CTV “glocalization” strategies: “Corporate” National identity

1. E.g. Rise of “format franchising”

Main Argument

The message board discussion on identity, separatism, and inequality does not directly reflect the

show’s representation of a happy unity between regional and national identity

2006 season of Canadian Idol

Recruitment strategies

Judge’s comments

Official news releases

Message boards for Canadian Idol

Nationalism that is regionally based, with an urban focus

Questions

How did the show recruit singers?

2. Dividing Canada into a set of regional identities with dominant urban centers

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