One re-enchanted evening: The Academy Awards as a mediated ritual within celebrity culture

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One re-enchanted evening : The Academy Awards as a mediated ritual within celebrity culture. / Haastrup, Helle Kannik.

In: Nordic Journal of Media Studies, Vol. 6, 2008, p. 127-142.

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Harvard

Haastrup, HK 2008, 'One re-enchanted evening: The Academy Awards as a mediated ritual within celebrity culture', Nordic Journal of Media Studies, vol. 6, pp. 127-142.

APA

Haastrup, H. K. (2008). One re-enchanted evening: The Academy Awards as a mediated ritual within celebrity culture. Nordic Journal of Media Studies, 6, 127-142.

Vancouver

Haastrup HK. One re-enchanted evening: The Academy Awards as a mediated ritual within celebrity culture. Nordic Journal of Media Studies. 2008;6:127-142.

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Haastrup, Helle Kannik. / One re-enchanted evening : The Academy Awards as a mediated ritual within celebrity culture. In: Nordic Journal of Media Studies. 2008 ; Vol. 6. pp. 127-142.

Bibtex

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