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The subversive potential of queer pornography: a systemic-functional analysis of a written online text

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The subversive potential of queer pornography: a systemic-functional analysis of a written online text. / Koller, Veronika.
In: Journal of Language and Sexuality, Vol. 4, No. 2, 2015, p. 254-271.

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Koller, V 2015, 'The subversive potential of queer pornography: a systemic-functional analysis of a written online text', Journal of Language and Sexuality, vol. 4, no. 2, pp. 254-271. https://doi.org/10.1075/jls.4.2.04kol

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Koller, V. (2015). The subversive potential of queer pornography: a systemic-functional analysis of a written online text. Journal of Language and Sexuality, 4(2), 254-271. https://doi.org/10.1075/jls.4.2.04kol

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Koller V. The subversive potential of queer pornography: a systemic-functional analysis of a written online text. Journal of Language and Sexuality. 2015;4(2):254-271. doi: 10.1075/jls.4.2.04kol

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Koller, Veronika. / The subversive potential of queer pornography : a systemic-functional analysis of a written online text. In: Journal of Language and Sexuality. 2015 ; Vol. 4, No. 2. pp. 254-271.

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