'A real show for mature women'. Ageing alongside aging stars: Grace and Frankie fandom on Facebook

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'A real show for mature women'. Ageing alongside aging stars: Grace and Frankie fandom on Facebook. / Jerslev, Anne.

I: Celebrity Studies, Bind 9, Nr. 2, 2018, s. 186-201.

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Jerslev, A 2018, ''A real show for mature women'. Ageing alongside aging stars: Grace and Frankie fandom on Facebook', Celebrity Studies, bind 9, nr. 2, s. 186-201. https://doi.org/10.1080/19392397.2018.1465298

APA

Jerslev, A. (2018). 'A real show for mature women'. Ageing alongside aging stars: Grace and Frankie fandom on Facebook. Celebrity Studies, 9(2), 186-201. https://doi.org/10.1080/19392397.2018.1465298

Vancouver

Jerslev A. 'A real show for mature women'. Ageing alongside aging stars: Grace and Frankie fandom on Facebook. Celebrity Studies. 2018;9(2):186-201. https://doi.org/10.1080/19392397.2018.1465298

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Jerslev, Anne. / 'A real show for mature women'. Ageing alongside aging stars: Grace and Frankie fandom on Facebook. I: Celebrity Studies. 2018 ; Bind 9, Nr. 2. s. 186-201.

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