Intellectual and political hygiene: The "Sokal Affair"

Critical Studies in Media Communication

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 201-227

  Slack, Jennifer Daryl ^a   Semati, M Mehdi ^a  

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EID: 0031232386     PISSN: 15295036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15295039709367012     Document Type: Article

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