Chimera Veil of "iranian Woman" and processes of U.S. textual commodification: How U.S. print media represent Iran

Journal of Communication Inquiry

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 9-28

  Roushanzamir, Elli Lester ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Critical theory; Iranian women; Print media; Representation; Textual analysis; Visual communication

Indexed keywords

EID: 61049099883     PISSN: 01968599     EISSN: 15524612     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0196859903258576     Document Type: Article

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