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Gaming health on Reality TV : Ludic emotions, counter culture and covert spirituality in The Biggest Loser show

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Author

Publishing year

2013

Language

English

Document type

Conference paper: abstract

Topic

  • Ethnology
  • Gender Studies
  • Media Studies

Keywords

  • games
  • health
  • reality tv
  • affect
  • ludic emotions
  • counter culture
  • covert spirituality
  • The Biggest Loser USA
  • play
  • media narratives
  • game love
  • emotion
  • medical humanities
  • popular culture
  • digital culture

Conference name

Media and Passion, International Conference 2013

Conference date

2013-03-21 - 2013-03-21

Conference place

Lund, Sweden

Status

Published

Project

  • Biggest Loser USA: A Fat World in Media and Local Practices - preparatory field studies