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Cynthia Schneider: Die überraschende Ausbreitung des "Superstar"-TV

Filmed Jul 2009 • Posted Nov 2009TEDGlobal 2009
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Cynthia Schneider wirft eine Blick auf zwei internationale Shows im Stil von "American Idol" – eine in Afghanistan und eine in den Vereinigten Arabischen Emiraten – und zeigt uns die überraschende Wirkung, die diese Reality-TV-Wettbewerbe in ihren Ländern hervorrufen.

Cynthia Schneider studies culture and politics -- watching how novels, TV shows and cultural engagement around the globe (and especially within the Muslim world) might lead to political change. She was the US ambassador to the Netherlands from 1998 to 2001. Full bio »

Translated into German by Wolf Ruschke
Reviewed by Mareike Kaden
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