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‘Pay close attention to what my eyes are saying without having to spell it out’: Heterosexual relations and discourses of sexual communication in #MeToo commentaries

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‘Pay close attention to what my eyes are saying without having to spell it out’: Heterosexual relations and discourses of sexual communication in #MeToo commentaries. / Waling, Andrea.
In: Sexualities, Vol. 26, No. 1-2, 31.01.2023, p. 140-161.

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Waling, A 2023, '‘Pay close attention to what my eyes are saying without having to spell it out’: Heterosexual relations and discourses of sexual communication in #MeToo commentaries', Sexualities, vol. 26, no. 1-2, pp. 140-161. https://doi.org/10.1177/13634607211060834

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Waling, A. (2023). ‘Pay close attention to what my eyes are saying without having to spell it out’: Heterosexual relations and discourses of sexual communication in #MeToo commentaries. Sexualities, 26(1-2), 140-161. https://doi.org/10.1177/13634607211060834

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Waling A. ‘Pay close attention to what my eyes are saying without having to spell it out’: Heterosexual relations and discourses of sexual communication in #MeToo commentaries. Sexualities. 2023 Jan 31;26(1-2):140-161. Epub 2022 Jan 31. doi: 10.1177/13634607211060834

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Waling, Andrea. / ‘Pay close attention to what my eyes are saying without having to spell it out’ : Heterosexual relations and discourses of sexual communication in #MeToo commentaries. In: Sexualities. 2023 ; Vol. 26, No. 1-2. pp. 140-161.

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