Mennonite Life will host author Dirk Eitzen, Ph.D., on Monday, Feb. 13, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Mennonite Life Visitors Center, 2215 Millstream Road, Lancaster. Eitzen will hold a discussion of his book on reality TV and the Amish.

Eitzen is a professor of film and media at Franklin & Marshall College and author of "Fooling With the Amish: Amish Mafia, Entertaining Fakery, and the Evolution of Reality TV." Eitzen will consider the case of "Amish Mafia," a Discovery Channel reality show released in 2012, to examine why the public is so taken with reality shows, the potential dangers of this genre, and how the ex-Amish participants became involved in the show.

Admission is complimentary. Eitzen's book will be available for purchase at the event. The author will sign books after the presentation.

For more information, contact 717-393-9745 or storyteller@mennonitelife.org.