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Native Filmmakers and the Subversion of Imposed Categorization 本土电影人与对强制分类的颠覆

Fugitive leaves from the historical collections. College of Physicians of Philadelphia. Library Pub Date : 2026-01-21 DOI: 10.46608/leaves.v21i.856

Laurence Machet

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Avènement des lumières amérindiennes : la prise de parole des intellectuels amérindiens du début du XXe siècle 美洲印第安人启蒙运动：20世纪初美洲印第安人知识分子的演讲

Fugitive leaves from the historical collections. College of Physicians of Philadelphia. Library Pub Date : 2023-07-13 DOI: 10.46608/leaves.vi16.1

Lionel Larré

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