I was criticised for hosting a symposium on the reality television superstars,but pop culture should not be excluded from academic critiqueWhen you judge of the Kardashians, is it Kim’s lauded bottom that comes to mind? Or Kris’s reputation as a controlling “momager”? Perhaps it’s something more nebulous, and like the family’s reputation for being shallow and talentless; a view shared by the 500000 people who signed a petition in 2012 to boycott the Kardashians and “bring back smarter TV”.
Back in November,I hosted Kimposium!; a symposium approximately all things Kardashian at Brunel University in London. The very plan of scholarly attention being given to the world’s most famous reality television family came under attack, especially on Twitter and other online forums. Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com