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Ableism in the Air: Disability Panic in Stephen King’s The Stand
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Ableism in the Air: Disability Panic in Stephen King’s The Stand

By: Alexis Young  
Open Access
|Sep 2024

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Language: English
Submitted on: Jun 30, 2023
Accepted on: Oct 10, 2023
Published on: Sep 18, 2024
Published by: Sciendo
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services

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