'celebrity chav': Fame, femininity and social class

European Journal of Cultural Studies

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 375-393

  Tyler, Imogen ^a   Bennett, Bruce ^a  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Big Brother; British TV; Celebrity; Chav; Class; Femininity; Jade Goody; Kerry Katona; Reality TV

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955152363     PISSN: 13675494     EISSN: 14603551     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1367549410363203     Document Type: Article

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