Refracting Mental Illness Through Disability: Towards a New Politic of Cultural Locations

Journal of American Culture

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 353-363

  Palmer Mehta, Valerie ^a  

^a OAKLAND UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84924410690     PISSN: 15427331     EISSN: 1542734X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jacc.12055     Document Type: Article

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