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Violent spectre of ghost limbs 幽灵肢体的暴力幽灵

IF 1.5 3区社会学

Cultural Studies Pub Date : 2022-08-07 DOI: 10.1080/09502386.2022.2108866

Emre Keser

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Queering the black Atlantic: transgender spaces in Akwaeke Emezi’s writing and visual art 使黑人大西洋变酷:阿克瓦克·埃梅齐写作和视觉艺术中的跨性别空间

IF 1.5 3区社会学

Cultural Studies Pub Date : 2022-07-29 DOI: 10.1080/09502386.2022.2104893

Rocío Cobo-Piñero

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How black is African Noir?: defining blackness through crime fiction 非洲黑葡萄酒有多黑？：从犯罪小说看黑人

IF 1.5 3区社会学

Cultural Studies Pub Date : 2022-07-28 DOI: 10.1080/09502386.2022.2104892

S. Naidu

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Modern slavery legislation and the limits of ethical fashion 现代奴隶制立法与道德风尚的局限

IF 1.5 3区社会学

Cultural Studies Pub Date : 2022-07-28 DOI: 10.1080/09502386.2022.2103165

N. Lusty, Harriette Richards

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Artificial flavors: nostalgia and the shifting landscapes of production in Sino-Japanese animation 人造味道：怀旧与中日动画制作的变迁

IF 1.5 3区社会学

Cultural Studies Pub Date : 2022-07-25 DOI: 10.1080/09502386.2022.2103164

Reijiro Aoyama, Royce Ng

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Suburban vogue and other queer survival strategies 郊区时尚与其他酷儿生存策略

IF 1.5 3区社会学

Cultural Studies Pub Date : 2022-06-23 DOI: 10.1080/09502386.2022.2090016

Paul G. Kelaita

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The price of speculation: fintech risk regimes in Hong Kong 投机的代价：香港的金融科技风险机制

IF 1.5 3区社会学

Cultural Studies Pub Date : 2022-06-20 DOI: 10.1080/09502386.2022.2090017

Rolien Hoyng

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Hangtime melancholia 悬空时间忧郁症

IF 1.5 3区社会学

Cultural Studies Pub Date : 2022-06-20 DOI: 10.1080/09502386.2022.2088820

Hangtime melancholia, A. Dial, Michael Eric Dyson

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Dancing with Coronaspheres: Expanded Breath Bodies and the Politics of Public Movement in the Age of COVID-19 与冠状病毒跳舞：新冠肺炎时代扩张的呼吸体与公共运动政治

IF 1.5 3区社会学

Cultural Studies Pub Date : 2022-06-15 DOI: 10.1080/09502386.2022.2073459

Kate Elswit

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Anticipation, abolition, possibility: on riots, networked communication, and listening 预期、废除、可能性：关于暴乱、网络通信和倾听

IF 1.5 3区社会学

Cultural Studies Pub Date : 2022-06-01 DOI: 10.1080/09502386.2022.2077398

Andrew Brooks

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