Minna Aslama
Biographic Data
| ID | 4909494 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Minna Aslama |
| GIVEN NAMES | Minna |
| FAMILY NAME | Aslama |
| SIGNATURE | ASLAMA M |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Helsinki |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 63 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2004 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Communications Research in Action
Playing House
Reality television has inspired a vast amount of theorizing and research. Nevertheless, although speculations and popular accounts of participants' experiences of processes of reality television making, including the publicity, have fuelled many (often moralistic) public discussions, systematic research on the topic is scarce. This article analyses the housemates' experiences of the first Big Brother Finland (2005). Their interviews reveal three …
Flagging Finnishness
The worldwide success of reality television has received plenty of academic and public attention. All the debates seem both implicitly and explicitly to address reality TV as a global phenomenon, but little attention has been given to any national characteristics that may emerge in its localized variations. In this article, using a Finnish adventure show Extreme Escapades as a case, we argue that national television still plays an important role …
Talking alone
This article examines reality TV as an illustration of contemporary confessional culture in which the key attraction is the disclosure of true emotions. This article hopes to contribute to the understanding of the production of self-disclosure through a formal analysis of international and domestic dating, adventure and lifestyle-oriented reality shows broadcast on Finnish television between 2002 and 2004. The diverse programmes verify that reali…
Understanding Big Brother
Additional informationNotes on contributorsLiesbet Van ZoonenLiesbet van Zoonen is Professor of Media and Popular Culture at the University of Amsterdam; e-mail: [email protected] AslamaMinna Aslama is communication researcher at the University of Helsinki; e-mail: [email protected]
Does Market-Entry Regulation Matter
This article examines the impact of changes in market structures and accompanying policies in the diversity of Finnish television’s programme content between 1993 and 2002. The analysis of the media policy and measurement of television supply indicate that, in Finland, the shift from a public service led situation to that of a mixed system with two public service and two commercial nationwide channels has not resulted in drastic changes in the di…
Talking alone
This article examines reality TV as an illustration of contemporary confessional culture in which the key attraction is the disclosure of true emotions. This article hopes to contribute to the understanding of the production of self-disclosure through a formal analysis of international and domestic dating, adventure and lifestyle-oriented reality shows broadcast on Finnish television between 2002 and 2004. The diverse programmes verify that reali…
Flagging Finnishness
The worldwide success of reality television has received plenty of academic and public attention. All the debates seem both implicitly and explicitly to address reality TV as a global phenomenon, but little attention has been given to any national characteristics that may emerge in its localized variations. In this article, using a Finnish adventure show Extreme Escapades as a case, we argue that national television still plays an important role …
Does Market-Entry Regulation Matter
This article examines the impact of changes in market structures and accompanying policies in the diversity of Finnish television’s programme content between 1993 and 2002. The analysis of the media policy and measurement of television supply indicate that, in Finland, the shift from a public service led situation to that of a mixed system with two public service and two commercial nationwide channels has not resulted in drastic changes in the di…
Playing House
Reality television has inspired a vast amount of theorizing and research. Nevertheless, although speculations and popular accounts of participants' experiences of processes of reality television making, including the publicity, have fuelled many (often moralistic) public discussions, systematic research on the topic is scarce. This article analyses the housemates' experiences of the first Big Brother Finland (2005). Their interviews reveal three …
Understanding Big Brother
Additional informationNotes on contributorsLiesbet Van ZoonenLiesbet van Zoonen is Professor of Media and Popular Culture at the University of Amsterdam; e-mail: [email protected] AslamaMinna Aslama is communication researcher at the University of Helsinki; e-mail: [email protected]
Does Market-Entry Regulation Matter
This article examines the impact of changes in market structures and accompanying policies in the diversity of Finnish television’s programme content between 1993 and 2002. The analysis of the media policy and measurement of television supply indicate that, in Finland, the shift from a public service led situation to that of a mixed system with two public service and two commercial nationwide channels has not resulted in drastic changes in the di…
Talking alone
This article examines reality TV as an illustration of contemporary confessional culture in which the key attraction is the disclosure of true emotions. This article hopes to contribute to the understanding of the production of self-disclosure through a formal analysis of international and domestic dating, adventure and lifestyle-oriented reality shows broadcast on Finnish television between 2002 and 2004. The diverse programmes verify that reali…
Understanding Big Brother
Additional informationNotes on contributorsLiesbet Van ZoonenLiesbet van Zoonen is Professor of Media and Popular Culture at the University of Amsterdam; e-mail: [email protected] AslamaMinna Aslama is communication researcher at the University of Helsinki; e-mail: [email protected]
Flagging Finnishness
The worldwide success of reality television has received plenty of academic and public attention. All the debates seem both implicitly and explicitly to address reality TV as a global phenomenon, but little attention has been given to any national characteristics that may emerge in its localized variations. In this article, using a Finnish adventure show Extreme Escapades as a case, we argue that national television still plays an important role …
Playing House
Reality television has inspired a vast amount of theorizing and research. Nevertheless, although speculations and popular accounts of participants' experiences of processes of reality television making, including the publicity, have fuelled many (often moralistic) public discussions, systematic research on the topic is scarce. This article analyses the housemates' experiences of the first Big Brother Finland (2005). Their interviews reveal three …
Communications Research in Action
Media Studies and Communication (5 works) · Media studies (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Law (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Reality television (3 works) · Reality tv (3 works) · Adventure (2 works) · Aesthetics (2 works)