Reality television remains a pervasive form of television programming within our culture. The new mantra is go big or go home, be weird or be invisible.Here Comes Honey Boo BooandDuck Dynasty, for example,are arguably two of the most compelling reality television programs currently airing because of their uniqueness and ability to transcend traditional boundaries in this genre.Reality Television: Oddities of Culture seeks to explore not the mundane reality programs, but rather those programs that illustrate the odd, unique or peculiar aspects of our society. This anthology will explore such programs across the categories of culture, gender, and celebrity.

Alison F. Sladeis an independent scholar whose research interests include reality television, social media, and fan culture.

Amber J. Narrois associate professor of communication at Southeastern Louisiana University.

Burton P. Buchananis assistant professor of mass communication at Auburn University at Montgomery.

Introduction: Reality Television in Popular Culture
Alison F. Slade

1. Portrayals of Masculinity in The Discovery Channels Deadliest Catch
Burton P. Buchanan

2. I Was Born This Way: The Performance and Production of Southern Masculinity in A&EsDuck Dynasty
Leandra H. Hernandez

3. You Better Redneckognize!: Deploying the Discourses of Realness, Social Defiance, and Happiness to DefendHere Comes Honey Boo Boo on Facebook
Andre Cavalcante

4. Are you ready for your 15 minutes of shame?Louisiana Lockdown and Narrative in Prison Reality Television
Elizabeth Barfoot Christian

5. Bravos The Real Housewives: Living the (Capitalist) American Dream?
Nicole B. Cox

6. Frugal Reality TV During the Great Recession: A Qualitative Content Analysis of TLCsExtreme Couponing
Rebecca M. Curnalia

7. Bigger, Fatter, Gypsier: Gender Spectacles and Cultural Frontlines inMy Big Fat American Gypsy WeddingGordon Alley-Young8. Odd or Ordinary: Social Comparisons Between Real and Reality TV Families
Pamela L. Morris and Charissa K. Niedzwiecki

9. The Lolita Spectacle& the Aberrant Mother: Exploring the Production and Performance of Manufactured Femininity inToddlers& Tiaras
Leandra H. Hernandez

10. Manifest Masculinity: Frontier, Fraternity and Family in Discovery ChannelsGold Rush
William C. Trapani and Laura L. Winn

11. Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew: A Wicked Brew of Fame, Addiction, and Cultural Narcissism
Christopher Mapp

12. Born Survivors and their Trickster Cousins:Masculine Primitive Ideals and Manly (Re)Creation on Reality Television
Matthew P. Ferrari

13.Catfished:Exploring Viewer Perceptions of Online Relationships
Leslie Rasmussen

14. I See Swamp People:Swamp People, Southern Horrors and Reality Television
Julie Haynes

Conclusion
Amber J. Narro

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