Talking alone: Reality TV, emotions and authenticity

European Journal of Cultural Studies

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 167-184

  Aslama, Minna ^a   Pantti, Mervi ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Authenticity; Confessional culture; Emotions; Reality TV; Talk

Indexed keywords

EID: 33746015923     PISSN: 13675494     EISSN: 14603551     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1367549406063162     Document Type: Article

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