Convergence on the street: Rethinking the authentic/commercial binary

Cultural Studies

Volumn 25, Issue 4-5, 2011, Pages 641-658

  Banet Weiser, Sarah ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Authenticity; Brand culture; Creativity creative city; Graffiti; Self branding; Street art

Indexed keywords

EID: 80052824006     PISSN: 09502386     EISSN: 14664348     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09502386.2011.600553     Document Type: Article

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