Klein, Amanda Ann, 1976-

Millennials killed the video star : MTV's transition to reality programming / Amanda Ann Klein. - viii, 248 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-231) and index.

What Killed the Video Star? -- "It's Videos, Fool": A Targeted History of MTV (1981-2004) -- "This Is the True Story . . .": The Real World and MTV's Turn to Identity (1992-) -- "She Will Always Be Known as the Girl Who Didn't Go to Paris": Can-Do and At-Risk White Girls on MTV (2004-2013) -- "If You Don't Tan, You're Pale": The Regional and Ethnic Other on MTV (2009-2013) -- "That Moment Is Here, Whether I Like It or Not": When MTV's Programming Fails (2013- -- ) -- Conclusion. -- Catfish and the Future of MTV's Reality Programming (2012-).

"Millennials Killed the Video Star examines the historical, cultural, and industrial factors leading to MTV's shift away from music videos and into identity-focused reality programming in the early 2000s and 2010s"--

9781478011309 (softcover ; acid-free paper) 1478011300

2020024439


MTV Networks.
MTV Networks--History.
MTV Networks --Historia


Music videos.
Vídeos musicales
Generation Y.
Generación Y
Popular culture--United States.
Cultura popular --Estados Unidos

PN 1992.8 / K64m 2021

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