1000 Ways to Die: A Televisual Template for Commodifying Tragedy and Vilifying the Deceased

S. M. Walus; Connor D. Wilcox

doi:10.1080/1041794X.2020.1803395

1000 Ways to Die: A Televisual Template for Commodifying Tragedy and Vilifying the Deceased

S. M. Walus, Connor D. Wilcox

Eastern Illinois University

Kent State University

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Original language	American English
Journal	The Southern Communication Journal
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/1041794X.2020.1803395
State	Published - Aug 12 2020

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