Whose stories are they? Fans' engagement with soap opera narratives in three sites of fan activity

Journal of Broadcasting and Electronic Media

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 35-51

  Bielby, Denise D ^a,b   Harrington, C Lee ^b,c   Bielby, William T ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 4344626811     PISSN: 08838151     EISSN: 15506878     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08838159909364473     Document Type: Article

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