'She's Kickin' ASS, that's what she's doing!': Deconstructing childhood 'innocence' in media representations

Australian Feminist Studies

Volumn 23, Issue 57, 2008, Pages 343-358

  Robinson, Kerry H ^a   Davies, Cristyn ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b NONE

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EID: 50849144661     PISSN: 08164649     EISSN: 14653303     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08164640802233294     Document Type: Article

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