The best of both worlds? Youth, gender, and a post-feminist sensibility in Disney's Hannah Montana

Feminist Media Studies

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 660-675

  Blue, Morgan Genevieve ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Disney; Girl; Hannah Montana; Miley Cyrus; Post feminism

Indexed keywords

EID: 84888230469     PISSN: 14680777     EISSN: 14715902     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14680777.2012.724024     Document Type: Article

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