Ruling class: Disciplining class, race, and ethnicity in television reality court shows

Howard Journal of Communications

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 79-100

  Shugart, Helene A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

Class; Discipline; Ethnicity; Foucault; Race

Indexed keywords

EID: 33646920419     PISSN: 10646175     EISSN: 10964649     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10646170600656839     Document Type: Review

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