Mass communication tapping into participatory culture: Exploring Strictly Come Dancing and Britain's Got Talent

European Journal of Communication

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 481-493

  Enli, Gunn Sara ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Authenticity; Fan culture; Ordinariness; Participation; Vote in formats

Indexed keywords

EID: 70449372407     PISSN: 02673231     EISSN: 14603705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0267323109345609     Document Type: Article

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