how reality tv manufactures propaganda for dubai
a video essay on how reality television is used to construct dubai in the global imagination adapted from an essay i wrote for Not Here to Make Friends nhtmfzine.com substack: akhilvaidya.substack.com tiktok: @akhilvaidya instagram: @akhilvaidya graphics by @bobbottlenyc sources: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1r... 0:00 - intro 1:30 - modernity & early arab reality tv 5:24 - real housewives of dubai 10:31 - dubai bling 15:32 - love is blind, habibi 19:46 - final thoughts
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