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Wellbeing in the Necrocene: The Walking Dead as a Solarpunk Eco-Ustopia

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|May 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/hjeas/2025/31/1/3 | Journal eISSN: 2732-0421 | Journal ISSN: 1218-7364
Language: English
Page range: 35 - 59
Published on: May 15, 2025
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