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Hoping for Cyborgs: Cyborg Eco-Heroism, Odd Kinships, and Hopeful Heroics in Sherri L. Smith’s Orleans Cover

Hoping for Cyborgs: Cyborg Eco-Heroism, Odd Kinships, and Hopeful Heroics in Sherri L. Smith’s Orleans

By: Lorena Bickert  
Open Access
|Jun 2023

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.30608/hjeas/2023/29/1/3 | Journal eISSN: 2732-0421 | Journal ISSN: 1218-7364
Language: English
Page range: 34 - 57
Published on: Jun 28, 2023
Published by: University of Debrecen
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 2 issues per year

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