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Resisting silence: Moments of empowerment in Iranian women's blogs

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Resisting silence: Moments of empowerment in Iranian women's blogs. / Jaborooty, Maryam Paknahad; Baker, Paul.
In: Gender and Language, Vol. 11, No. 1, 28.03.2017, p. 77-99.

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Jaborooty, MP & Baker, P 2017, 'Resisting silence: Moments of empowerment in Iranian women's blogs', Gender and Language, vol. 11, no. 1, pp. 77-99. https://doi.org/10.1558/genl.22212

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Jaborooty, M. P., & Baker, P. (2017). Resisting silence: Moments of empowerment in Iranian women's blogs. Gender and Language, 11(1), 77-99. https://doi.org/10.1558/genl.22212

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Jaborooty MP, Baker P. Resisting silence: Moments of empowerment in Iranian women's blogs. Gender and Language. 2017 Mar 28;11(1):77-99. doi: 10.1558/genl.22212

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Jaborooty, Maryam Paknahad ; Baker, Paul. / Resisting silence : Moments of empowerment in Iranian women's blogs. In: Gender and Language. 2017 ; Vol. 11, No. 1. pp. 77-99.

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