The unwatched life is not worth living: The elevation of the ordinary in celebrity culture

PMLA

Volumn 126, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 1061-1069

  Gamson, Joshua ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SAN FRANCISCO   (United States)

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EID: 84055200143     PISSN: 00308129     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1632/pmla.2011.126.4.1061     Document Type: Article

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