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Symbolic communication in public protest over genetic modification: visual rhetoric, symbolic excess and social mores

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Symbolic communication in public protest over genetic modification: visual rhetoric, symbolic excess and social mores. / Bloomfield, Brian; Doolin, Bill.
In: Science Communication, Vol. 35, No. 4, 08.2013, p. 502-527.

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Bloomfield, B & Doolin, B 2013, 'Symbolic communication in public protest over genetic modification: visual rhetoric, symbolic excess and social mores', Science Communication, vol. 35, no. 4, pp. 502-527. https://doi.org/10.1177/1075547012469116

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Bloomfield, B., & Doolin, B. (2013). Symbolic communication in public protest over genetic modification: visual rhetoric, symbolic excess and social mores. Science Communication, 35(4), 502-527. https://doi.org/10.1177/1075547012469116

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Bloomfield B, Doolin B. Symbolic communication in public protest over genetic modification: visual rhetoric, symbolic excess and social mores. Science Communication. 2013 Aug;35(4):502-527. doi: 10.1177/1075547012469116

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Bloomfield, Brian ; Doolin, Bill. / Symbolic communication in public protest over genetic modification : visual rhetoric, symbolic excess and social mores. In: Science Communication. 2013 ; Vol. 35, No. 4. pp. 502-527.

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