Entertaining Genius: U.S. Media Representations of Exceptional Intelligence

It is well-established in the academic literature that mass media perpetuate narrow, often inaccurate depictions of social groups and that media representations influence public perceptions of these groups. Relatively little is known about how exceptional intelligence is portrayed in mass media, or...

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Main Author: Julie B. Wiest
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Toronto Libraries 2017-02-01
Series:MediaTropes
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Online Access:http://www.mediatropes.com/index.php/Mediatropes/article/view/26407