The limitations of the discourse of norms: Gay visibility and degrees of transgression

Journal of Communication Inquiry

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 368-382

  Clarkson, Jay ^a  

^a INDIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Gay representations; Transgressive performances; Visibility politics

Indexed keywords

EID: 61049475850     PISSN: 01968599     EISSN: 15524612     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0196859908320302     Document Type: Article

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