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Acting Straight: Reality TV, Gender Self-Consciousness and Forms of Capital. / Alderson, David.

In: New Formations, Vol. 83, 2014, p. 7-24.

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Alderson, D 2014, 'Acting Straight: Reality TV, Gender Self-Consciousness and Forms of Capital', New Formations, vol. 83, pp. 7-24. https://doi.org/10.3898/NEWF.83.01.2014

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Alderson, D. (2014). Acting Straight: Reality TV, Gender Self-Consciousness and Forms of Capital. New Formations, 83, 7-24. https://doi.org/10.3898/NEWF.83.01.2014

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Alderson D. Acting Straight: Reality TV, Gender Self-Consciousness and Forms of Capital. New Formations. 2014;83:7-24. https://doi.org/10.3898/NEWF.83.01.2014

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Alderson, David. / Acting Straight: Reality TV, Gender Self-Consciousness and Forms of Capital. In: New Formations. 2014 ; Vol. 83. pp. 7-24.

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