TY - CHAP
T1 - Why must Roma minorities be always seen on the stage and never in the audience? Children’s opinions of reality Roma TV
AU - Tremlett, Annabel
PY - 2013
Y1 - 2013
N2 - The rise of the Roma2 media star across Europe is said to be a “love to hate” phenomenon, particularly in Central and Eastern Europe where the traditional Roma musical entertainer has been transformed into an “admired, albeit ambiguous, celebrity” (Imre 2011, 2). The Eurovision Song Contest (broadcast across Europe and beyond), along with local versions of Pop Idol and Big Brother, have turned Roma musicians into nationwide celebrities. Furthermore, shows such as Hungary’s Győzike (2005-10, RTL Klub) and Romania’s Aventurile familiei Vijelie (The Adventures of the Vijelie Family, 2005-present, Prima TV) have linked “Gypsy” with “reality” formats to grab large audience shares in some of the most successful shows for these channels in recent times. Whilst this trend is publicly debated and beginning to analyzed and theorized, there is still one gaping hole in the discourses: who is actually watching these shows? What do the Roma audiences think of such “reality” stars? Whereas we are prepared to discuss and critique the Roma-as-performer, there has been a dearth of literature on Roma as media consumers.
AB - The rise of the Roma2 media star across Europe is said to be a “love to hate” phenomenon, particularly in Central and Eastern Europe where the traditional Roma musical entertainer has been transformed into an “admired, albeit ambiguous, celebrity” (Imre 2011, 2). The Eurovision Song Contest (broadcast across Europe and beyond), along with local versions of Pop Idol and Big Brother, have turned Roma musicians into nationwide celebrities. Furthermore, shows such as Hungary’s Győzike (2005-10, RTL Klub) and Romania’s Aventurile familiei Vijelie (The Adventures of the Vijelie Family, 2005-present, Prima TV) have linked “Gypsy” with “reality” formats to grab large audience shares in some of the most successful shows for these channels in recent times. Whilst this trend is publicly debated and beginning to analyzed and theorized, there is still one gaping hole in the discourses: who is actually watching these shows? What do the Roma audiences think of such “reality” stars? Whereas we are prepared to discuss and critique the Roma-as-performer, there has been a dearth of literature on Roma as media consumers.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84917419857&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.4324/9780203110201
DO - 10.4324/9780203110201
M3 - Chapter (peer-reviewed)
SN - 9780415892483
T3 - Routledge advances in internationalizing media studies
SP - 241
EP - 258
BT - Popular Television in Eastern Europe During and since Socialism
A2 - Havens, Timothy
A2 - Imre, Aniko
A2 - Lustyik, Katalin
PB - Routledge
CY - New York
ER -