‘A Good Body': The case of/for feminist media studies

European Journal of Cultural Studies

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 75-94

  Thornham, Sue ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUNDERLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

abjection; detective; embodiment; fantasy; psychoanalysis; representation; spectacle; television

Indexed keywords

EID: 84993820466     PISSN: 13675494     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1367549403006001471     Document Type: Article

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