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103520797.Pdf (389.7Kb) REALITY OG RITUAL – en analyse av The Ultimate Fighter LIVE! Cruz vs. Faber Masteroppgave, Institutt for informasjons- og medievitenskap Universitetet i Bergen Høst 2012 Av Christopher Zibell 1 Innholdsliste Forord.......................................................................................................................................4 DEL 1...................................................................................................................................................5 Innledning.................................................................................................................................5 Problemstilling..........................................................................................................................6 Metode......................................................................................................................................6 Teori................................................................................................................................................8 Sjangre......................................................................................................................................8 Sport..............................................................................................................................8 Reality-tv.......................................................................................................................9 Såpeopera....................................................................................................................10 «Dallas with balls» en sammenligning mellom sport og såpe................................................12 Maskulinitet og kjønnsroller...................................................................................................14 Hegemonisk maskulinitet............................................................................................14 The Televised Sports Manhood Formula....................................................................16 Maskulinitet på tv........................................................................................................17 Kvinner i tv-sport........................................................................................................19 Sport som kitsch.....................................................................................................................20 Narrative strukturer og myter..................................................................................................22 Myter...........................................................................................................................22 Narrative strukturer.....................................................................................................24 Medieøkonomi........................................................................................................................25 DEL 2.................................................................................................................................................27 Bakgrunn.................................................................................................................................27 UFC sin begynnelse................................................................................................................29 The Ultimate Fighter...............................................................................................................30 Kitsch og UFC........................................................................................................................32 DEL 3.................................................................................................................................................33 Analyse av The Ultimate Fighter LIVE..................................................................................33 Introduksjon................................................................................................................33 Produksjon..................................................................................................................34 Episode 1................................................................................................................................35 2 Episode 1 – Oppsummering.......................................................................................36 Episode 2................................................................................................................................39 Episode 2 – Oppsummering.......................................................................................42 Episode 3................................................................................................................................43 Episode 4................................................................................................................................44 Episode 5................................................................................................................................46 Episode 6................................................................................................................................47 Episode 7................................................................................................................................48 Episode 8................................................................................................................................49 Episode 9................................................................................................................................51 Episode 10..............................................................................................................................52 Episode 11..............................................................................................................................53 Episode 12..............................................................................................................................54 Episode 13..............................................................................................................................55 Konklusjon...................................................................................................................................57 Sjangre....................................................................................................................................57 Maskulinitet............................................................................................................................58 Televised Sports Manhood Formula.......................................................................................58 Ritual.......................................................................................................................................60 Kitsch......................................................................................................................................61 Narrativ struktur......................................................................................................................62 Oppsummering.......................................................................................................................63 Kilder............................................................................................................................................65 Analysemateriale....................................................................................................................65 Litteraturliste...........................................................................................................................65 Nettsider..................................................................................................................................67 3 Forord Jeg vil gjerne takke min veileder Peter Dahlén for tålmodighet og støtte under veiledningen av denne oppgaven. Jeg vil også takke Elin Zeiffert, Trude Lome og Rune Arntsen for alltid ta seg tid til å svare på spørsmål og henvendelser. Jeg vil også takke Karl Knapskog ved instituttet for et særdeles givende kurs om kulturjournalistikk. Ellers vil jeg takke alle mine treningskamerater og mine to hovedtrenere Øystein Ljøsne og Daniel Sørensen ved Fight Fitness. Jeg vil også overrekke en stor takk til Karina Aase og Gina Helen Pedersen på Tv2 for hjelp med å skaffe meg ekstra fri fra jobb i innspurten av denne masteroppgaven. 4 DEL 1 Innledning Da jeg for første gang så en video fra 1994 av «The Ultimate Fighting Championship» (UFC) en gang i løpet av høsten 2002 ble jeg både sjokkert og fascinert. En spinkel Brasilianer på 70 kg hamlet opp med muskuløse kjemper på over 100 kg ved å legge de i bakken og tvang dem alle som én til å kapitulere ved hjelp av tekniske manøvre som kvelertak og arm-låser Jeg oppdaget hurtig at dette allerede hadde utviklet seg til en verdensomspennende idrett som har lange tradisjoner i både Japan og Brasil. Siden den gang har jeg fulgt nøye med på denne sporten, «Mixed Martial Arts» (MMA) som er en blanding av jiu-jitsu, kickboksing og bryting og som i dag blir kalt «verdens raskest voksende sport». I skrivende stund er MMA fortsatt ulovlig i Norge men vi har allikevel flere kjente utøvere, blant annet Simeon Thoresen som er tredje nordmann til å kjempe i UFC og Joachim Hansen som i flere år har dominert sin egen vektklasse i Japan. Debatten rundt kampsport som idrett her i Norge er en diskusjon som kretser rundt moral,
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