Publicising private lives: Celebrities, image control and the reconfiguration of public space

Social and Cultural Geography

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 9-23

  McNamara, Kim ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Celebrity; Paparazzi; Privacy; Publicity; Publicness

Indexed keywords

MEDIA ROLE; PUBLIC SPACE; SOCIAL NETWORK;

EID: 57349163507     PISSN: 14649365     EISSN: 14701197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14649360802553178     Document Type: Article

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