Working for the text: Fan labor and the new organization

International Journal of Cultural Studies

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 491-508

  Milner, R M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Fandom; Fans; Labor; New organization

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349306097     PISSN: 13678779     EISSN: 1460356X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1367877909337861     Document Type: Article

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