Nostalgic narratives: an exploration of black nostalgia for the 1950s

Narrative Inquiry

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 303-325

  Wilson, Janelle L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA DULUTH   (United States)

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EID: 0011112927     PISSN: 13876740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1075/ni.9.2.06wil     Document Type: Article

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