On political street art as expressions of citizen media in revolutionary Egypt

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On political street art as expressions of citizen media in revolutionary Egypt. / Blaagaard, Bolette; Mollerup, Nina Grønlykke.

In: International Journal of Cultural Studies, Vol. 24, No. 3, 2021, p. 434-453.

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Blaagaard, B & Mollerup, NG 2021, 'On political street art as expressions of citizen media in revolutionary Egypt', International Journal of Cultural Studies, vol. 24, no. 3, pp. 434-453. https://doi.org/10.1177/1367877920960731

APA

Blaagaard, B., & Mollerup, N. G. (2021). On political street art as expressions of citizen media in revolutionary Egypt. International Journal of Cultural Studies, 24(3), 434-453. https://doi.org/10.1177/1367877920960731

Vancouver

Blaagaard B, Mollerup NG. On political street art as expressions of citizen media in revolutionary Egypt. International Journal of Cultural Studies. 2021;24(3):434-453. https://doi.org/10.1177/1367877920960731

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Blaagaard, Bolette ; Mollerup, Nina Grønlykke. / On political street art as expressions of citizen media in revolutionary Egypt. In: International Journal of Cultural Studies. 2021 ; Vol. 24, No. 3. pp. 434-453.

Bibtex

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