Pets as Narrative Device in Keeping up with the Kardashians

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In our presentation for Brunel University's fall 2021 Kimposium we explore the ways that pets function as a narrative device in the world of KUWTK and while simultaneously complicating the show’s proximity to reality and the family’s proximity to us (normal people with maybe a couple of pets).