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The approach that dares speak its name: queer and the problem of ‘big nouns’ in the language of academia

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The approach that dares speak its name: queer and the problem of ‘big nouns’ in the language of academia. / Sicurella, Federico.
In: Gender and Language, Vol. 10, No. 1, 2016, p. 73-84.

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Sicurella, F 2016, 'The approach that dares speak its name: queer and the problem of ‘big nouns’ in the language of academia', Gender and Language, vol. 10, no. 1, pp. 73-84. https://doi.org/10.1558/genl.v10i1.20895

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Sicurella, F. (2016). The approach that dares speak its name: queer and the problem of ‘big nouns’ in the language of academia. Gender and Language, 10(1), 73-84. https://doi.org/10.1558/genl.v10i1.20895

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Sicurella F. The approach that dares speak its name: queer and the problem of ‘big nouns’ in the language of academia. Gender and Language. 2016;10(1):73-84. doi: 10.1558/genl.v10i1.20895

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Sicurella, Federico. / The approach that dares speak its name : queer and the problem of ‘big nouns’ in the language of academia. In: Gender and Language. 2016 ; Vol. 10, No. 1. pp. 73-84.

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