Media, Information and Technoculture 2153A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Harlequin Enterprises, Holtzbrinck Publishing Group, Pierre Bourdieu

• School: Western University
• Department: Media, Information and Technoculture
• Course: Media, Information and Technoculture 2153A/B
• Professor: Keir Keightley

Document Summary

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