Narratives in the database: Memorializing September 11th online

Computers and Composition

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 121-153

  Walker, Joyce ^a  

^a WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Internet culture; Memorials; Mourning; Online geographies; Online memorials; September 11th

Indexed keywords

EID: 34248569307     PISSN: 87554615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compcom.2007.02.005     Document Type: Article

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