What have you ever done on the telly?’
The Office, (post) reality television and (post) work
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12601985 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Tara Brabazon (0000-0002-7619-5372, Murdoch University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2005 |
| Volume | 8 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 101-117 |
| Publication date | 2005-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Cultural Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1367-8779 • E-ISSN: 1460-356X |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/1367877905050166 |
| OpenAlex | W2160196305 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 11 |
| References cited | 9 |
Cultural studies theorists have neglected two topics: the changes to the workplace and innovations in comedy. This article reconnects cultural studies with both work and comedy through attention to one of the finest British satires ever made: The Office. I track this programme by situating it in the three intertwined ‘crises’ of our era: in television, work and masculinity
Aesthetics · Art · Comedy · Masculinity · Media studies · Sociology · Visual arts · Work (physics · Anthropology · Cultural Studies · Engineering · Gender Studies · Humor Studies and Applications · Japanese History and Culture · Social and Cultural Dynamics
Joke work
Playing the television field
Negotiating generic hybridity
History and the Notion of Authenticity in Control and 24 Hour Party People
Reclaiming authentic selves
When Jemaine met Keitha
Like Watching a Motorway Crash
Chilled-out entertainers’ – multi-layered sitcom performances in the British and American version of The Office
Transnational TV Comedy Audiences
Nerds in the City
Awkwardness sells, but who's buying? How students navigate awkward TV comedy series
| Unique citing works | 11 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,61 |
| Citation span | 2008 - 2024 (17) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 11 |