Reality television: oddities of culture

Portrayals of masculinity in the Discovery Channel's Deadliest Catch / Burton P. Buchanan

"I was born this way": the performance and production of southern masculinity in A & E's Duck Dynasty / Leandra H. Hernandez

You better "redneckognize"!: deploying the discourses of realness, social defiance, and happiness to defend Here Comes Honey Boo Boo on Facebook / Andre Cavalcante

Are you ready for your 15 minutes of shame? Louisiana Lockdown and narrative in prison reality television / Elizabeth Barfoot Christian

Bravo's "The Real Housewives": living the (capitalist) American dream? / Nicole B. Cox

Frugal reality TV during the Great Recession: a qualitative content analysis of TLC's Extreme Couponing / Rebecca M. Curnalia

Bigger, fatter, gypsier: gender spectacles and cultural frontlines in My Big Fat American Gypsy Wedding / Gordon Alley-Young

Odd or ordinary: social comparisons between real and reality TV families / Pamela L. Morris and Charissa K. Niedzwiecki

The Lolita spectacle and the aberrant mother: exploring the production and performance of manufactured femininity in Toddlers and Tiaras / Leandra H. Hernandez

Manifest masculinity: frontier, fraternity, and family in Discovery Channel's Gold Rush / William C. Trapani and Laura L. Winn

Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew: a wicked brew of fame, addiction, and cultural narcissism / Christopher Mapp

"Born" survivors and their trickster cousins: masculine primitive ideals and manly (re)creation on reality television / Matthew P. Ferrari

Catfished: exploring viewer perceptions of online relationships / Leslie Rasmussen

"I see swamp people": swamp people, southern horrors, and reality television / Julie Haynes.