Fooling with the Amish : Amish mafia, entertaining fakery, and the evolution of reality TV /

"Amish Mafia was a fake reality TV show that aired on Discovery Channel from 2012 to 2015. This book examines the show's rhetorical techniques, audience reception, and cultural circumstances to address two general questions: How and why are people taken in by falsehoods in the media? What...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Eitzen, Dirk (Author)
Format: Licensed eBooks
Language:English
Published: Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2022.
Series:Young Center books in Anabaptist & Pietist studies.
Online Access:https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=3169860