Enlightenment or entertainment: The nurturance of an aesthetic public sphere through a popular talent show in China

Communication Review

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 46-67

  Wu, Jingsi ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

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EID: 79952478746     PISSN: 10714421     EISSN: 15477487     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10714421.2011.547410     Document Type: Article

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