'BIG BROTHER'

In this book I am attempting to scrutinise the Big
Brother show (Endemol, 1999) - the archetype of
the reality show genre (Cummings, D, 2002, xii)
as a cultural product of our post-modern-late
capitalism era (Jameson, F, 1993, xii). In
specific, I am focusing on its function as a pop-
culture globalised post-documentary form that, on
the one hand, reflects our era s post-modern
dimension, and through the space-time processes
decontextualises space (geography) and time
(history), and thus, distorts our sense of
the real and transcends the cultural borders;
while on the other hand, reflects our era s late-
capitalism dimension, and thus, the western
capitalistic spaces, (pop-) cultural symbols and
social dynamics. Therefore, Big Brother, enhances
the globalisation process in the form of
westernisation.

Autorentext
I was born by Greek parents in Los Angeles/California on the 06/11/1971.My family moved back to Greece in 1976 and raised me to be a cosmopolitan Greek combining the best - I hope - of both cultures.My cosmopolitan nature is my motivating force and has led me to a diversity of educational choices and professional experiences.

Klappentext
In this book I am attempting to scrutinise the Big Brother show (Endemol, 1999) - the archetype of the 'reality show' genre (Cummings, D, 2002, xii) - as a cultural product of our 'post-modern-late capitalism' era (Jameson, F, 1993, xii). In specific, I am focusing on its function as a pop- culture globalised 'post-documentary' form that, on the one hand, reflects our era's 'post-modern' dimension, and through the space-time processes decontextualises space (geography) and time (history), and thus, distorts our sense of the 'real' and transcends the cultural borders; while on the other hand, reflects our era's 'late- capitalism' dimension, and thus, the western capitalistic spaces, (pop-) cultural symbols and social dynamics. Therefore, Big Brother, enhances the globalisation process in the form of westernisation.