South african soap opera as the other: The deconstruction of hegemonic gender identities in four south african soap operas

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Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 80-94

  Marx, Hannelie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AFRICA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Identity; Luce irigaray; Narrative; Soap opera; South africa; The female; The feminine; The other

Indexed keywords

EID: 79957795055     PISSN: 02500167     EISSN: 17535379     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02500160802144538     Document Type: Article

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