Of bookworms and busybees: Cultural theory in the age of do-it-yourselfing

Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 247-255

  Melchionne, Kevin ^a  

^a TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 61449355267     PISSN: 00218529     EISSN: 15406245     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/432316     Document Type: Review

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