Resisting the Spectacle of Pride: Queer Indian Bloggers as Interpretive Communities

Journal of Broadcasting and Electronic Media

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 163-178

  Mitra, Rahul ^a  

^a BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 77951561568     PISSN: 08838151     EISSN: 15506878     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08838150903550485     Document Type: Article

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