Against cultural essentialism: Media reception among South African youth

Media, Culture and Society

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 625-641+713

  Strelitz, Larry ^a  

^a RHODES UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Hybridity; Media consumption; Media imperialism thesis; Nationalidentity; Youth

Indexed keywords

EID: 4644321557     PISSN: 01634437     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0163443704044219     Document Type: Review

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