Love, editing, and the heterosexual script: Constructing gender representations in New Zealand reality dating shows
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O'Connor, Emma
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2025-12
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Conference Contribution - Oral Presentation
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New Zealand
reality televison programmes
dating shows (television programmes)
gender expression
heterosexuality
performative aspects of behaviour
television production
reality televison programmes
dating shows (television programmes)
gender expression
heterosexuality
performative aspects of behaviour
television production
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O'Connor, E A M. (2025, December, 1-5) Love, editing, and the heterosexual script: Constructing gender representations in New Zealand reality dating shows [Paper presentation]. ITP Rangahau & Research Symposium 2025 + OPSITARA 2025, New Zealand
Abstract
Introduction
The heterosexual script
Theoretical foundations
Ethnographic method
Gender as performance
International evidence of the heterosexual script
Case studies: FBoy Island New Zealand, The Bachelor New Zealand Season 4
Editors & producers
Findings: The Bachelor New Zealand
Findings: FBoy Island New Zealand
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