When mass culture meets high culture: reality television and big data at the art museum

IF 1.5 3区文学 Q2 COMMUNICATION

Communication Culture & Critique Pub Date : 2023-10-20 DOI:10.1093/ccc/tcad034

Hollis Griffin

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Abstract

Abstract This article examines cultural beliefs related to reality television and social media, using a museum installation as a point of departure for examining the persistence of particular ideas about taste and aesthetic value as they relate to mass media in a historical moment when audiences are more frequently small and specialized. Its case study is an artwork that creates a data visualization from social media analytics related to American Idol, America’s Got Talent, America’s Next Top Model, and America’s Best Dance Crew. Using discourse analysis, the article unpacks how the installation establishes connections between televised contests, social media activity, and U.S. national identity. The author argues that the installation predicates its critique of reality television and social media on collapsing the differences between disparate programs, animating hierarchies of taste between various publics, and simplifying emergent industry practices related to big data.

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当大众文化与高雅文化相遇:电视真人秀和艺术博物馆的大数据

本文考察了与真人秀电视和社交媒体相关的文化信仰，以博物馆装置为出发点，考察了在受众更小、更专业的历史时刻，与大众媒体相关的关于品味和审美价值的特定观念的持久性。它的案例研究是一件艺术品，通过与《美国偶像》、《美国达人》、《全美超模大赛》和《美国最佳舞团》相关的社交媒体分析，创建了数据可视化。通过话语分析，本文揭示了该装置如何在电视竞赛、社交媒体活动和美国民族认同之间建立联系。作者认为，该装置将其对真人秀电视和社交媒体的批判定位于瓦解不同节目之间的差异，动画化不同公众之间的品味等级，以及简化与大数据相关的新兴行业实践。

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Communication Culture & Critique COMMUNICATION-

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2.50

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5.90%

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