Character Types in Brazilian Reality Shows: Cultural Manifestation of a Media Protagonist Syndrome

The article argues that today’s media characters may be understood through a typology. As models of acting, these character types appear in programs that raise ordinary people to the heights of media visibility through reality shows. Our article presents a proposal for mapping the characters in ...

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Main Authors: Ana Luiza Coiro-Moraes, Flavi Ferreira Lisbôa Filho
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Latin American Studies Association 2017-09-01
Series:Latin American Research Review
Online Access:https://larrlasa.org/articles/35