The construction of the ordinariness of kevin skinner as the victor of an america’s talent quest program, America’s Got Talent season 4
Penulis Utama
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Syaiful Danang Sulistyawan
NIM / NIP
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C0307053
×This research aims to examine how America’s Got Talent
constructs the ordinariness of Kevin Skinner, the winner of this
show, and uses it to sustain the beliefs and values of American
Society. America’s Got Talent is one of the most popular reality TV
shows in America. Reality in America’s Got Talent is not a real
reality but a construction. As it is constructed, all the elements in it
must also be constructed, including the ordinariness of Kevin
Skinner.
This is a descriptive qualitative research. The 4 videos containing
the cuts of the shows in America’s Got Talent season 4 are used as
the source of data for the research. It containts two kinds of data,
they are primary data and secondary data. The primary data are in
the forms of shots, sounds, lightings, edittings, and languages. The
secondary data were taken from journals.
This research was done under the framework of American Studies.
As American Studies is an interdiciplinary studies, it could involve
various theories and approaches. Related to this research, the
researcher uses popular culture theory to understand the nature of
Reality TV as one of the products of popular culture. The researcher
also employs semiotics theory and socio- cultural approach in order
to answer the questions of the research.
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College student S1 English Department NIM C 0307053
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Lecturer I
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Lecturer II
In the analysis of the research, it is found that the ordinariness of
Kevin Skinner in America’s Got Talent is constructed as the
guarantee of authenticity. The producer of America’s Got Talent
employees the elements in the delivery of the 4 stages of the show
and in the construction of the individual images indicating the
ordinariness of Kevin Skinner to empower it. It is found also that
the construction of the ordinariness of Kevin Skinner is not only
used to guarantee authenticity but also used to help sustaining
particular beliefs and values of American society, in this research to
sustain the myth of American success. The sustaining of the myth of
American success in America’s Got talent had particular
significance for American society. Through the sustaining of it, the
producer aims to fulfill the needs of the American audiences to the
revival of the spirit of the myth of American success. The success of
the program showed that the producer had successfully sustained
the myth of American success and engaged the spirits of American
audiences. Finally, the spirits of them could lead to the commercial
success of the production of this show
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Penulis Utama
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Syaiful Danang Sulistyawan
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NIM / NIP
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C0307053
Tahun
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2012
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The construction of the ordinariness of kevin skinner as the victor of an america’s talent quest program, America’s Got Talent season 4
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Surakarta - FSSR - 2012
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S-1 Sastra Inggris
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UNS-FSSR prog. D III Bahasa Inggris-C0307053-2012
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Jenis Dokumen
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Laporan Tugas Akhir (D III)
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Public
Pembimbing
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1. Fitria Akhmerti P, S.S, M. A,
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Fakultas
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Fak. Sastra dan Seni Rupa
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