'Queen of the indies': Parker Posey's niche stardom and the taste cultures of independent film

Contemporary American Independent Film: From the Margins to the Mainstream

Volumn , Issue , 2004, Pages 71-88

  Negra, Diane ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

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DOI: 10.4324/9780203312964     Document Type: Chapter

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