Męskości w soczewce. Neotelewizyjne konstruowanie tożsamości w programie MTV Ex na plaży Polska

The article presents an analysis of an MTV’s show Ex on the Beach Poland, which focuses on male characters who exhibit masculinity “patterns” promoted (“constructed”) by the reality show in question. First off, the show’s “format” is presented, including its specificity in the context of reality show genre development in relation to the theory of paleo- and neo-television. The article’s subsequent sections analyse the characters appearing in the second series of Ex on the Beach Poland. In the end, the conclusions are presented that pertain most of all to entirety of commercial side of promoting particular “patterns” of masculinity.