Instafame: Luxury selfies in the attention economy

Public Culture

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 137-160

  Marwick, Alice E ^a  

^a FORDHAM UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84921731833     PISSN: 08992363     EISSN: 15278018     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1215/08992363-2798379     Document Type: Article

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