This volume brings together original studies from international scholars to identify and evaluate the productive dimensions of Idols. As one of the world's most successful television formats, Idols offers a unique case for the study of cultural globalization. Editor(s): Zwaan, Dr. Koos. Series Editor(s): Scott, Professor Derek B.; Hawkins, Professor Stan; Burns, Professor Lori. Series: Ashgate Popular and Folk Music Series. Num Pages: 252 pages, Includes 4 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: APT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 162 x 21. Weight in Grams: 628. . 2012. Hardback. . . . .

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Title: Adapting Idols: Authenticity, Identity and Performance in a Global Television Format
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Publication Date: 2012
Language: English
ISBN 10: 1409441695
ISBN 13: 9781409441694
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: New

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Since the first series of Pop Idol aired in the UK just over a decade ago, Idols television shows have been broadcast in more than forty countries all over the world. In all those countries the global Idols format has been adapted to local cultures and production contexts, resulting in a plethora of different versions, ranging from the Dutch Idols to the Pan-Arab Super Star and from Nigerian Idol to the international blockbuster American Idol. Despite its worldwide success and widespread journalistic coverage, the Idols phenomenon has received only limited academic attention. Adapting Idols: Authenticity, Identity and Performance in a Global Television Format brings together original studies from scholars in different parts of the world to identify and evaluate the productive dimensions of Idols. As one of the world's most successful television formats, Idols offers a unique case for the study of cultural globalization. Chapters discuss how Idols shows address particular national or regional identity politics and how Idols is consumed by audiences in different territories. This book illustrates that even though the same television format is used in countries all over the globe, practices of adaptation can still result in the creation of unique local cultural products.

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