Shark Tank and the American Dream
Chad Newsom / Savannah College of Art and Design
An examination of the construction of the American Dream mythology within ABC’s Shark Tank
Read moreA Critical Forum on Media and Culture
A Critical Forum on Media and Culture
An examination of the construction of the American Dream mythology within ABC’s Shark Tank
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