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Female Representation in Select Films of Frank Rajah Arase: Evidence of Male Chauvinist Tendencies in the Ghanaian Film Culture 弗兰克·拉贾·阿拉斯电影选集中的女性形象:加纳电影文化中男权主义倾向的证据

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CINEJ Cinema Journal Pub Date : 2021-07-14 DOI: 10.5195/CINEJ.2021.287

O. Omoera, C. Okwuowulu

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