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‘Damn, Channing Tatum can move!’: Women’s accounts of men’s bodies and objectification in post-feminist times

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‘Damn, Channing Tatum can move!’: Women’s accounts of men’s bodies and objectification in post-feminist times. / Waling, Andrea; Duncan, Duane; Angelides, Steven et al.
In: Sexualities, Vol. 25, No. 5-6, 30.09.2022, p. 455-478.

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Waling, A, Duncan, D, Angelides, S & Dowsett, GW 2022, '‘Damn, Channing Tatum can move!’: Women’s accounts of men’s bodies and objectification in post-feminist times', Sexualities, vol. 25, no. 5-6, pp. 455-478. https://doi.org/10.1177/1363460720967657

APA

Waling, A., Duncan, D., Angelides, S., & Dowsett, G. W. (2022). ‘Damn, Channing Tatum can move!’: Women’s accounts of men’s bodies and objectification in post-feminist times. Sexualities, 25(5-6), 455-478. https://doi.org/10.1177/1363460720967657

Vancouver

Waling A, Duncan D, Angelides S, Dowsett GW. ‘Damn, Channing Tatum can move!’: Women’s accounts of men’s bodies and objectification in post-feminist times. Sexualities. 2022 Sept 30;25(5-6):455-478. Epub 2020 Oct 29. doi: 10.1177/1363460720967657

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Waling, Andrea ; Duncan, Duane ; Angelides, Steven et al. / ‘Damn, Channing Tatum can move!’ : Women’s accounts of men’s bodies and objectification in post-feminist times. In: Sexualities. 2022 ; Vol. 25, No. 5-6. pp. 455-478.

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