The making of an epic (American) hero fighting for justice: Commodification, consumption, and intertextuality in the Floyd Landis defense campaign

American Behavioral Scientist

Volumn 53, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1590-1609

  Meân, Lindsey J ^a   Kassing, Jeffrey W ^a   Sanderson, Jimmy ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Commodification; Consumption; Digital media; Intertextuality; Narratives; Re production; Sport

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954011964     PISSN: 00027642     EISSN: 15523381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0002764210368087     Document Type: Article

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