Everywhere and nowhere: Vancouver, fan pilgrimage and the urban imaginary

International Journal of Cultural Studies

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 423-444

  Brooker, Will ^a  

^a KINGSTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carnival; City; Cognitive mapping; Fan; Pilgrimage; Postmodern; Suburb; Urban imaginary

Indexed keywords

EID: 36348947479     PISSN: 13678779     EISSN: 1460356X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1367877907083078     Document Type: Article

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