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The lie about the truck : Survivor, reality TV, and the endless gaze / Sallie Tisdale.

by Tisdale, Sallie, author.

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New York : Gallery Books, 2021.

Survivor (Television program)

Reality television programs.

9781982175894 (hardcover) :

1982175893 (hardcover) :

254 pages ; 24 cm

First Gallery Books hardcover edition.

This isn't welfare -- Perception is reality -- Working backwards -- Evolution -- Fans and scholars. Mostly fans. -- That's not how you play the game -- The host -- Losers (or, the thinking seat) -- Hunger -- Mirrors, cameras, binge-watching, and making a scene -- Hell is other people -- Bosses and little old ladies -- Sex -- Race -- The terrifying natives -- Swearing, loyalty, betrayal, and a lie about a truck -- Winners (or, this is the part where I outwit you) -- Jury management -- The biggest villain, the worst person, and the best player ever -- Transformation, celebrity, and a very special moment.

"In a world of fake news and rampant conspiracy theories, the nature of truth has increasingly blurry borders. In this clever and timely cultural commentary, award-winning author Sallie Tisdale tackles this issue by framing it in a familiar way--reality TV, particularly the long-running CBS show Survivor. With humor and in-depth superfan analysis, Tisdale explores the distinction between suspended disbelief and true authenticity both in how we watch shows like Survivor, and in how we perceive the world around us."--

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