Doing cultural work: Local postcard production and place identity in a rural shire

Journal of Rural Studies

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 1-11

  Mayes, Robyn ^a  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cultural work; Lay discourse; Place identity; Postcards; Rural Australia; Rural women

Indexed keywords

CULTURAL IDENTITY; GENDER ROLE; IDENTITY CONSTRUCTION; RURAL AREA; RURAL SOCIETY;

AUSTRALIA; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

EID: 74449093128     PISSN: 07430167     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jrurstud.2009.06.002     Document Type: Article

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