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From Alterity to (Self-)Exile and Sublime in Outer Space. A Case Study: Samantha Harvey’s Orbital Cover

From Alterity to (Self-)Exile and Sublime in Outer Space. A Case Study: Samantha Harvey’s Orbital

By: Raul Săran  
Open Access
|Dec 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/rjes-2025-0005 | Journal eISSN: 2286-0428 | Journal ISSN: 1584-3734
Language: English
Page range: 36 - 46
Published on: Dec 31, 2025
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year

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