Computers and Composition Sep 2023

Technofeminism, Twitter, and the counterpublic rhetoric of @SheRatesDogs

Alexis Sabryn Walston University of Maryland, College Park
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Computers and Composition
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2023-09-01
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10.1016/j.compcom.2023.102788
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