History on television: Charisma, narrative and knowledge

European Journal of Cultural Studies

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 113-133

  Bell, Erin ^a   Gray, Ann ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LINCOLN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

History; Identity; Narrative; Oral history; Television

Indexed keywords

EID: 33947238290     PISSN: 13675494     EISSN: 14603551     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1367549407072973     Document Type: Article

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