1. The evolution of reality TV

Reality television then and now

The documentary roots of survivor / By Daniel Roberts, Berfrois.com, September 26, 2012

Jeffrey Ruoff's an American family : a televised life reviewing the roots of reality television / By Jason Landrum, Film and History, May 2002

Obsessive repulsive / By Will Self, New Statesman, May 14, 2012

What's right with reality TV / By James Poniewozik, Time, February 22, 2010

2. 15 minutes : celebrity culture and reality stars

Reality television

Dreaming a dream : Susan Boyle and celebrity culture / By Su Homes, the Velvet Light Trap, Spring 2012

Baby mamas / By Feifei Sun, Time, July 18, 2011

Reality shows pay with resuscitated careers / By Andrew Gumbel, The WRAP TV, March 17, 2009

"This was my worst nightmare" : The Bachelor's Emily / By Monica Rizzo, People, July 11, 2011

Why I walked away / By Charlotte Triggs, Monica Rizzo, and Gabrielle Olya, Time, December 12, 2011

5 worst things about reality television / By Jessica Harpe and Brenna Rushing, Dallas Morning News, October 4, 2012

3. Consuming reality

Reality

Factual entertainment and reality TV / By Daniel Beck, Lea C. Hellmueller, and Nina Aeschbacher, Communication Research Trends, June 2012

My strange addiction / By Emily Nussbaum, The New Yorker, August 13, 2012

Why reality TV doesn't suck, and may even make us smarter / By Grant McCracken, Wired, October 4, 2012

Reality television sets detestable, harmful example for all viewers / By Darrington Clark, kstatecollegian.com, September 7, 2012

The real effects of reality TV / By Micki Fahner, USA Today, April 18, 2012

Simply irresistible : reality TV consumption patterns / By Lisa K. Lundy, Amanda M. Ruth, and Travis D. Park, Communication Quarterly, May 2008

4. The play on realism

Rough-cut reality

Unreality TV : how the ubiquitous genre actually misrepresents life / By Eric Miller, Christian Today, February 2006

Living on camera / By Tim Stack, Jennifer Armstrong, and Lindsay Soll, Entertainment Weekly, August 8, 2008

Real or rigged? American Idol, Jonathan Antoine, and fake reality TV / By Jennifer Grassman, Washington Times, April 27, 2012

Live from the ministry of truth : how 'real' are reality soaps? / By Lawrence Hill and Robyn Quin, Metro Magazine, Winter 2003

Mom & Pop Culture : the reality of reality TV parenting / By Avital Norman Nathman, Bitch, December 15, 2001

Reality TV isn't real, and why viewers don't care / By Gavin Polone, NYMag.com, July 19, 2012

5. Reality Identities

We are what we watch

Reality TV finally gets personal with gay men again / By Jamie Maurer, AFTERELTON, December 16, 2010

Are reality television shows good for Black America? / By John B. Landers, Regal Magazine, October 8, 2009

Reality bites / By Max Berlinger, Out Magazine, September 25, 2012

The reality of the "All-American Muslim" reality TV show / By Wajahat Ali, The Guardian, November 17, 2011

A taste for trash : a conversation about reality TV / By Eve Blanzo, The College Hill Independent, April 21, 2011

Push girls : the real spokeswomen of LA / By Chet Cooper,Ability, August-September, 2012

6. Business of reality television

The real business of reality

Home economics / By James Poniewozik, Time, June 25, 2007

Schlockand Awwww / By Jon Mooallem, Mother Jones, November/December 2007

The situation for reality TV stars? Money, Honey / By T.L. Stanley, Los Angeles Times, October 18, 2011

With reality TV, is Southie about to be New Jerseyed? / By Billy Baker, The Boston Globe, July 29, 2012

Does getting laid off make for compelling reality TV? / By Dina Gachman, Forbes, September 9, 2012

Reality TV shows teach a lot about money / By Ellen Roseman, Moneyville.ca, March 25, 2012

How much are financial reality TV stars paid, and does it interfere with reality? / By Amanda L. Grossman, Houston Chronicle, Monday, August 29, 2011.