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Are talk shows turning everything they touch into freak shows? This book claims that the socially deviant may be featured on-air for ridicule in the public eye, but the result is empowerment through exploitation. The book illuminates the dilemmas and practicalities of media visibility.

Freaks Talk Back

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    A Hardback by Joshua Gamson

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      Publisher: The University of Chicago Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 5/13/1998 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780226280646, 978-0226280646
      ISBN10: 0226280640
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      Gender studies, gender groups LGBTQIA+ Studies / topics Media studies

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Are talk shows turning everything they touch into freak shows? This book claims that the socially deviant may be featured on-air for ridicule in the public eye, but the result is empowerment through exploitation. The book illuminates the dilemmas and practicalities of media visibility.

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