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Live streaming as participation: A case study of conflict in the digital and physical spaces of "Supernatural" conventions

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Live streaming as participation: A case study of conflict in the digital and physical spaces of "Supernatural" conventions. / Jacobs, Naomi.
In: Transformative Works and Cultures, Vol. 28, 15.09.2018.

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Jacobs, N 2018, 'Live streaming as participation: A case study of conflict in the digital and physical spaces of "Supernatural" conventions', Transformative Works and Cultures, vol. 28. https://doi.org/10.3983/twc.2018.1393

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Jacobs, N. (2018). Live streaming as participation: A case study of conflict in the digital and physical spaces of "Supernatural" conventions. Transformative Works and Cultures, 28. https://doi.org/10.3983/twc.2018.1393

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Jacobs N. Live streaming as participation: A case study of conflict in the digital and physical spaces of "Supernatural" conventions. Transformative Works and Cultures. 2018 Sept 15;28. doi: 10.3983/twc.2018.1393

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Jacobs, Naomi. / Live streaming as participation : A case study of conflict in the digital and physical spaces of "Supernatural" conventions. In: Transformative Works and Cultures. 2018 ; Vol. 28.

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