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Film theory. / Rushton, Richard John.
In: Year's Work in Critical and Cultural Theory, Vol. 23, No. 1, 2015, p. 233-247.

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Rushton, RJ 2015, 'Film theory', Year's Work in Critical and Cultural Theory, vol. 23, no. 1, pp. 233-247. https://doi.org/10.1093/ywcct/mbv010

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Rushton, R. J. (2015). Film theory. Year's Work in Critical and Cultural Theory, 23(1), 233-247. https://doi.org/10.1093/ywcct/mbv010

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Rushton RJ. Film theory. Year's Work in Critical and Cultural Theory. 2015;23(1):233-247. Epub 2015 May 7. doi: 10.1093/ywcct/mbv010

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Rushton, Richard John. / Film theory. In: Year's Work in Critical and Cultural Theory. 2015 ; Vol. 23, No. 1. pp. 233-247.

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