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The BLOCK reader in visual culture
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The BLOCK reader in visual culture

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This anthology collects significant writings from the journal Block, focusing on visual and cultural studies. It examines art and design history through the lenses of contemporary critical, feminist and post-colonial theory.

Accession 17905 ISBN 0415139880 Publisher Routledge
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