As seen on TV: An autoethnographic reflection on race and reality television

Critical Studies in Media Communication

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 413-433

  Boylorn, Robin M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Autoethnography; Black women; Oppositional gaze; Oppositional reading; Reality TV

Indexed keywords

EID: 51349112348     PISSN: 15295036     EISSN: 14795809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15295030802327758     Document Type: Article

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