Black.White. and a survivor of the real world: Constructions of race on reality TV

Critical Studies in Media Communication

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 353-372

  Bell Jordan, Katrina E ^a  

^a NORTHEASTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

African Americans; Difference; Discourse; Race; Reality TV; Representation

Indexed keywords

EID: 51549115683     PISSN: 15295036     EISSN: 14795809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15295030802327725     Document Type: Article

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