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The links between critical pedagogy and reality television may not be obvious; however, they are authentic and significant. In today’s media-saturated society, television contributes to the meanings its consumers construct about themselves, their relationships, and the social contexts they shape and inhabit. The messages produced and consumed through reality television influence the ways in which people imagine their identities, their sense of agency, and their interrelations with others.
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Gorlewski, J., Lalonde, C., Gorlewski, D. (2017). Public Pedagogy for Private Profit. In: Nicosia, L.M., Goldstein, R.A. (eds) Through a Distorted Lens. Constructing Knowledge: Curriculum Studies in Action. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6351-017-2_2
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