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Borders, Walls, and Boats: Discourses bout the "Migration Crisis"

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Borders, Walls, and Boats: Discourses bout the "Migration Crisis". / Wodak, Ruth.
Two Years Support for Ukrainian Artists. ed. / Office Ukraine. Vienna: Verlag für moderne Kunst, 2024. p. 193-201.

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Wodak, R 2024, Borders, Walls, and Boats: Discourses bout the "Migration Crisis". in O Ukraine (ed.), Two Years Support for Ukrainian Artists. Verlag für moderne Kunst, Vienna, pp. 193-201.

APA

Wodak, R. (2024). Borders, Walls, and Boats: Discourses bout the "Migration Crisis". In O. Ukraine (Ed.), Two Years Support for Ukrainian Artists (pp. 193-201). Verlag für moderne Kunst.

Vancouver

Wodak R. Borders, Walls, and Boats: Discourses bout the "Migration Crisis". In Ukraine O, editor, Two Years Support for Ukrainian Artists. Vienna: Verlag für moderne Kunst. 2024. p. 193-201

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Wodak, Ruth. / Borders, Walls, and Boats : Discourses bout the "Migration Crisis". Two Years Support for Ukrainian Artists. editor / Office Ukraine. Vienna : Verlag für moderne Kunst, 2024. pp. 193-201

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