Structural integrity, historical reversion, and the post-9/11 chick flick

Feminist Media Studies

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 51-68

  Negra, Diane ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

"Miswanting"; 9 11; Chick flick; New York; Romantic comedy

Indexed keywords

EID: 61249412579     PISSN: 14680777     EISSN: 14715902     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14680770701824902     Document Type: Article

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