"I'm Bart Simpson, who the hell are you?" A Study in Postmodern Identity (Re)Construction

Journal of Popular Culture

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 56-82

  Ott, Brian L ^a  

^a Department of Ecosystem Science and Sustainability   (United States)

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EID: 1542709672     PISSN: 00223840     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1540-5931.00054     Document Type: Review

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