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Becky is my hero: The power of laughter and disruption in "Supernatural"

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Becky is my hero: The power of laughter and disruption in "Supernatural". / Fathallah, Judith May.
In: Transformative Works and Cultures, Vol. 5, 15.09.2010.

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Harvard

Fathallah, JM 2010, 'Becky is my hero: The power of laughter and disruption in "Supernatural"', Transformative Works and Cultures, vol. 5. https://doi.org/10.3983/twc.2010.0220

APA

Fathallah, J. M. (2010). Becky is my hero: The power of laughter and disruption in "Supernatural". Transformative Works and Cultures, 5. https://doi.org/10.3983/twc.2010.0220

Vancouver

Fathallah JM. Becky is my hero: The power of laughter and disruption in "Supernatural". Transformative Works and Cultures. 2010 Sept 15;5. Epub 2010 Jun 1. doi: 10.3983/twc.2010.0220

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Fathallah, Judith May. / Becky is my hero : The power of laughter and disruption in "Supernatural". In: Transformative Works and Cultures. 2010 ; Vol. 5.

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