Managing Mr. Monk: Control and the politics of madness

Critical Studies in Media Communication

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 28-47

  Johnson, Davi A ^a  

^a SOUTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biopower; Detective show; Governmentally; Madness; Mental illness

Indexed keywords

EID: 38949107701     PISSN: 15295036     EISSN: 14795809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15295030701851130     Document Type: Article

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