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Hypermodern spaces: cinematic dystopia and the visualization of hypermodernity in Blade Runner 2049

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|Oct 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/bipca-2023-0015 | Journal eISSN: 2068-4762 | Journal ISSN: 1224-3884
Language: English
Page range: 55 - 66
Submitted on: Sep 20, 2025
Accepted on: Oct 6, 2025
Published on: Oct 29, 2025
Published by: Gheorghe Asachi Technical University of Iasi
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 times per year

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