Review published In: Journal of Asian Pacific Communication
Vol. 35:1 (2025) ► pp.127–131
Book review
. Boys Love Media in Thailand: Celebrity, Fans, and Transnational Asian Queer Popular Culture. Bloomsbury Academic, 2024. 234 pp. ISBN 978-1-3503-3064-1 (hardback) $ 99.85
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Published online: 18 March 2025
https://doi.org/10.1075/japc.25009.shi
https://doi.org/10.1075/japc.25009.shi
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