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THE REPRESENTATIONS OF HOMOPHOBIA IN GAY-THEMED AMERICAN MOVIES 1990s–2010s 20世纪90年代至2010年代美国同性恋题材电影中同性恋恐惧症的表现

Rubikon : Journal of Transnational American Studies Pub Date : 1900-01-01 DOI: 10.22146/rubikon.v4i2.47876

Stella Maris Saraswati Mere

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FEMSLASH FANFICTION AND LESBIANISM: EFFORTS TO EMPOWER AND EXPRESS ASIAN AMERICAN WOMAN SEXUALITY 女性同人小说和女同性恋:努力赋予和表达亚裔美国女性性欲

Rubikon : Journal of Transnational American Studies Pub Date : 1900-01-01 DOI: 10.22146/rubikon.v8i2.69689

Tyas Willy Kartika, Maria Elfrieda C.S.T

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CAPITALISM AND SOCIALISM AS IDEOLOGICAL CONSTRUCTIONS IN AMERICAN DYSTOPIAN NOVELS 资本主义和社会主义作为美国反乌托邦小说的意识形态建构

Rubikon : Journal of Transnational American Studies Pub Date : 1900-01-01 DOI: 10.22146/rubikon.v8i2.69733

Anna Sriastuti, I. Adi, M. A. Rokhman

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RETHINKING THE ‘TRUTH’ OF IDENTITY: DISSECTING QUEERNESS AND EMO SUBCULTURE IN NETFLIX’S THE UMBRELLA ACADEMY 重新思考身份的“真相”:在netflix的《伞学院》中剖析酷儿和情绪派亚文化

Rubikon : Journal of Transnational American Studies Pub Date : 1900-01-01 DOI: 10.22146/rubikon.v8i2.69691

Pradipta Michella Wibrinda

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FASHION AND COMMODIFICATION: AN ANALYSIS ON THE GLOBAL PHENOMENON OF SUPREME 时尚与商品化:对全球supreme现象的分析

Rubikon : Journal of Transnational American Studies Pub Date : 1900-01-01 DOI: 10.22146/rubikon.v8i2.69692

W. Ayuningtyas, Galant Nanta Adhitya

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MAGISTERIUM AS THE ENEMY OF LIBERAL THOUGHTS IN PHILLIP PULLMAN’S NORTHERN LIGHTS 在菲利普·普尔曼的《北极光》中，教会是自由思想的敌人

Rubikon : Journal of Transnational American Studies Pub Date : 1900-01-01 DOI: 10.22146/rubikon.v6i2.61493

N. Bakri

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