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(Be)Longing through visual narrative: Mediation of (dis)affect and formation of politics through photographs and narratives of migration at DiasporaTürk

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(Be)Longing through visual narrative: Mediation of (dis)affect and formation of politics through photographs and narratives of migration at DiasporaTürk. / Gencel Bek, Mine; Prieto-Blanco, Patricia.
In: International Journal of Cultural Studies, Vol. 23, No. 5, 01.09.2020, p. 709-727.

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Gencel Bek, M & Prieto-Blanco, P 2020, '(Be)Longing through visual narrative: Mediation of (dis)affect and formation of politics through photographs and narratives of migration at DiasporaTürk', International Journal of Cultural Studies, vol. 23, no. 5, pp. 709-727. https://doi.org/10.1177/1367877920923356

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Gencel Bek, M., & Prieto-Blanco, P. (2020). (Be)Longing through visual narrative: Mediation of (dis)affect and formation of politics through photographs and narratives of migration at DiasporaTürk. International Journal of Cultural Studies, 23(5), 709-727. https://doi.org/10.1177/1367877920923356

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Gencel Bek M, Prieto-Blanco P. (Be)Longing through visual narrative: Mediation of (dis)affect and formation of politics through photographs and narratives of migration at DiasporaTürk. International Journal of Cultural Studies. 2020 Sept 1;23(5):709-727. Epub 2020 Aug 8. doi: 10.1177/1367877920923356

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Gencel Bek, Mine ; Prieto-Blanco, Patricia. / (Be)Longing through visual narrative : Mediation of (dis)affect and formation of politics through photographs and narratives of migration at DiasporaTürk. In: International Journal of Cultural Studies. 2020 ; Vol. 23, No. 5. pp. 709-727.

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