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The Perfect Feminist Movie Does Not Exist: Screening the Barbie Buzz Cover

The Perfect Feminist Movie Does Not Exist: Screening the Barbie Buzz

By: Alina Preda  
Open Access
|Dec 2024

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/genst-2024-0002 | Journal eISSN: 2286-0134 | Journal ISSN: 1583-980X
Language: English
Page range: 5 - 25
Published on: Dec 20, 2024
Published by: West University of Timisoara
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year

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