Populist styles and meanings in Acun Medya reality shows
This article reflects on the relationship between popular culture and populism through Acun Medya reality shows that are influential in the popular culture realm. Inspired by populism scholars and television studies framework, the article considers populism as ‘style’ (us vs them, mobilizing emotion...
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| description | This article reflects on the relationship between popular culture and populism through Acun Medya reality shows that are influential in the popular culture realm. Inspired by populism scholars and television studies framework, the article considers populism as ‘style’ (us vs them, mobilizing emotions/emotionality, personality cult) and political meanings informed by conservative ideologies. This paper will first review the populist hegemony of right-wing ideologies and interventions on television content. Then it will situate the reality television and factual entertainment in the Turkish television landscape. Through multimodal discourse analysis of three factual entertainment shows of the latest seasons, MasterChef (2023), O Ses Turkiye- New Years Special (2023) and Survivor (2024), the article discusses populism both enabled and generated by the formats, the production company and ordinary people participating. In the findings section, the populist style in the shows is explored through us versus them dichotomy, emotional style and personality cults. Then, assumptions and constructions of family, audiences, fans, and nation are discussed. In the discussion and conclusion section, the article briefly highlights the differences between these programs and other reality shows and argues that in all programs, the ideals of nation and family are revisited and reaffirmed in various ways. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-c708c228040f4ae5bd813771cbfdc0442025-08-20T01:48:12ZengIstanbul University PressConnectist Istanbul University Journal of Communication Sciences2636-89432024-12-0167618610.26650/CONNECTIST2024-1505745123456Populist styles and meanings in Acun Medya reality showsGökçe Baydar Çavdar0https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9712-2597Hacettepe Üniversitesi, Ankara, TurkiyeThis article reflects on the relationship between popular culture and populism through Acun Medya reality shows that are influential in the popular culture realm. Inspired by populism scholars and television studies framework, the article considers populism as ‘style’ (us vs them, mobilizing emotions/emotionality, personality cult) and political meanings informed by conservative ideologies. This paper will first review the populist hegemony of right-wing ideologies and interventions on television content. Then it will situate the reality television and factual entertainment in the Turkish television landscape. Through multimodal discourse analysis of three factual entertainment shows of the latest seasons, MasterChef (2023), O Ses Turkiye- New Years Special (2023) and Survivor (2024), the article discusses populism both enabled and generated by the formats, the production company and ordinary people participating. In the findings section, the populist style in the shows is explored through us versus them dichotomy, emotional style and personality cults. Then, assumptions and constructions of family, audiences, fans, and nation are discussed. In the discussion and conclusion section, the article briefly highlights the differences between these programs and other reality shows and argues that in all programs, the ideals of nation and family are revisited and reaffirmed in various ways.https://cdn.istanbul.edu.tr/file/JTA6CLJ8T5/922388EA192F478687DD16E42CB52F80reality televisionturkish televisionacun medyapopulismcultural hegemony |
| spellingShingle | Gökçe Baydar Çavdar Populist styles and meanings in Acun Medya reality shows Connectist Istanbul University Journal of Communication Sciences reality television turkish television acun medya populism cultural hegemony |
| title | Populist styles and meanings in Acun Medya reality shows |
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| title_short | Populist styles and meanings in Acun Medya reality shows |
| title_sort | populist styles and meanings in acun medya reality shows |
| topic | reality television turkish television acun medya populism cultural hegemony |
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