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Mirroring the videos of Anonymous: cloud activism, living networks, and political mimesis

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Mirroring the videos of Anonymous: cloud activism, living networks, and political mimesis. / Fish, Adam Richard.
In: The Fibreculture Journal, Vol. 26, No. 191, FCJ-191, 18.01.2016, p. 85-107.

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Fish, AR 2016, 'Mirroring the videos of Anonymous: cloud activism, living networks, and political mimesis', The Fibreculture Journal, vol. 26, no. 191, FCJ-191, pp. 85-107. https://doi.org/10.15307/fcj.26.191.2015

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Fish, A. R. (2016). Mirroring the videos of Anonymous: cloud activism, living networks, and political mimesis. The Fibreculture Journal, 26(191), 85-107. Article FCJ-191. https://doi.org/10.15307/fcj.26.191.2015

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Fish AR. Mirroring the videos of Anonymous: cloud activism, living networks, and political mimesis. The Fibreculture Journal. 2016 Jan 18;26(191):85-107. FCJ-191. doi: 10.15307/fcj.26.191.2015

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Fish, Adam Richard. / Mirroring the videos of Anonymous : cloud activism, living networks, and political mimesis. In: The Fibreculture Journal. 2016 ; Vol. 26, No. 191. pp. 85-107.

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