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Words and Swords to Fight Conventions: Genre and Gender Hybridity in Kingston’s The Woman Warrior Cover

Words and Swords to Fight Conventions: Genre and Gender Hybridity in Kingston’s The Woman Warrior

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|Jul 2026

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ewcp-2026-0002 | Journal eISSN: 2067-5712 | Journal ISSN: 1583-6401
Language: English
Page range: 6 - 38
Published on: Jul 28, 2026
Published by: Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services

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