num_pages: 251
description: What is the truth? In a world of fake news and rampant conspiracy theories the nature of truth has increasingly blurry borders. In this clever and timely cultural commentary award-winning author Sallie Tisdale tackles this issue by framing it in a familiar wayreality TV particularly the long-running CBS show Survivor. With humor and in-depth superfan analysis Tisdale explores the distinction between suspended disbelief and true authenticity both in how we watch shows like Survivor and in how we perceive the world around us. With her bold and wise galvanizing and grounding (Chloe Caldwell author of Ill Tell You in Person) writing Tisdale has created an unputdownable thoroughly entertaining and groundbreaking book that we will be talking about for years to come.
language: English
title: The Lie About the Truck: Survivor, Reality TV, and the Endless Gaze
publisher: Gallery Books