Aesthetics of Television Criticism: Mapping Critics' Reviews in an Era of Industry Transformation

Research in the Sociology of Organizations

Volumn 23, Issue , 2005, Pages 1-43

  Bielby, Denise D ^a   Moloney, Molly ^a   Ngo, Bob Q ^a  

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EID: 33645918992     PISSN: 0733558X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0733-558X(05)23001-X     Document Type: Review

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