Framing the contested history of digital culture

Radical History Review

Volumn , Issue 117, 2013, Pages 5-31

  Davies, Lyell ^a   Razlogova, Elena ^b  

^a JOHN JAY COLLEGE OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE   (United States)

^b Centre for Oral History and Digital Storytelling   (Canada)

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EID: 84884936622     PISSN: 01636545     EISSN: 15341453     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1215/01636545-2210446     Document Type: Article

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