Jade's dying body: The ultimate reality show

Sociological Research Online

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 105-115

  Walter, Tony ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BATH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Baroque; Body; Cancer; Celebrity; Death; Dying; Media; Reality television; Sequestration; Social class

Indexed keywords

EID: 71749110931     PISSN: None     EISSN: 13607804     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5153/sro.2061     Document Type: Article

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