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The Subject of Feminist Film Theory/Practice

Author
Claire Johnston
Publication
Screen
Date
Summer 1980
Volume
21
Issue
2
ETC archive
ETC0501
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Claire Johnston. The Subject of Feminist Film Theory/Practice. Screen. vol. 21, no. 2. Summer 1980.

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