The aesthetics of simplicity: Yang's sadness and the melancholic community

Journal of Intercultural Studies

Volumn 27, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 83-100

  Caluya, Gilbert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Affect; Community; Mourning; Photography; William Yang

Indexed keywords

EID: 33646096232     PISSN: 07256868     EISSN: 14699540     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07256860600607744     Document Type: Article

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