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'It's like we are not human': discourses of humanisation and otherness in the representation of trans identity in British broadsheet newspapers

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'It's like we are not human': discourses of humanisation and otherness in the representation of trans identity in British broadsheet newspapers. / Montiel Mccann, Camila.
In: Feminist Media Studies, Vol. 23, No. 6, 18.08.2023, p. 2962-2978.

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Montiel Mccann, C 2023, ''It's like we are not human': discourses of humanisation and otherness in the representation of trans identity in British broadsheet newspapers', Feminist Media Studies, vol. 23, no. 6, pp. 2962-2978. https://doi.org/10.1080/14680777.2022.2097727

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Montiel Mccann, C. (2023). 'It's like we are not human': discourses of humanisation and otherness in the representation of trans identity in British broadsheet newspapers. Feminist Media Studies, 23(6), 2962-2978. https://doi.org/10.1080/14680777.2022.2097727

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Montiel Mccann C. 'It's like we are not human': discourses of humanisation and otherness in the representation of trans identity in British broadsheet newspapers. Feminist Media Studies. 2023 Aug 18;23(6):2962-2978. Epub 2022 Jul 14. doi: 10.1080/14680777.2022.2097727

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Montiel Mccann, Camila. / 'It's like we are not human' : discourses of humanisation and otherness in the representation of trans identity in British broadsheet newspapers. In: Feminist Media Studies. 2023 ; Vol. 23, No. 6. pp. 2962-2978.

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