A fantasy theme analysis of political cartoons on the Clinton-Lewinsky-Starr affair

Critical Studies in Media Communication

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 377-394

  Benoit, William L ^a   Klyukovski, Andrew A ^b   McHale, John P ^a   Airne, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^b TRUMAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0041077710     PISSN: 15295036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07393180128097     Document Type: Article

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