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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Idioma original	American English
Publicación	The Southern Communication Journal
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1080/1041794X.2020.1803395
Estado	Published - ago 12 2020

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Aesthetics
Arts and Humanities

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