A Constellation of Reality Stars – Mapping the field site of The Bachelor Franchise

During his lecture this week on Qualitative Research and Ethnographic Skills, Chris Moore made a statement that’s truly at the crux of ethnographic research as a whole:  Your voice is important but it is not the definitive voice, it is one voice among many.  This has stuck with me throughout the week as I have …

Hi, my name’s Maddie and I love The Bachelor

Everyone has a guilty pleasure, whether it’s secretly listening to boybands (guilty), doing hundreds of Buzzfeed quizzes (guilty), or Colin Firth movies (my Mum’s guilty).  But rarely can you say that your guilty pleasure has exploded to permeate various aspects of your media consumption and everyday life. It probably turns into a hobby at that …