Cape Verdean Immigration in Pedro Costa’s Fontainhas trilogy: Narratives of deterritorialization

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Cape Verdean Immigration in Pedro Costa’s Fontainhas trilogy : Narratives of deterritorialization. / Vera, Ana.

I: Journal of African Cinemas, Bind 10, Nr. 3, 2018, s. 241-252.

Publikation: Bidrag til tidsskrift › Tidsskriftartikel › Forskning › fagfællebedømt

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Vera, A 2018, 'Cape Verdean Immigration in Pedro Costa’s Fontainhas trilogy: Narratives of deterritorialization', Journal of African Cinemas, bind 10, nr. 3, s. 241-252. https://doi.org/10.1386/jac.10.3.241_1

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Vera, A. (2018). Cape Verdean Immigration in Pedro Costa’s Fontainhas trilogy: Narratives of deterritorialization. Journal of African Cinemas, 10(3), 241-252. https://doi.org/10.1386/jac.10.3.241_1

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Vera A. Cape Verdean Immigration in Pedro Costa’s Fontainhas trilogy: Narratives of deterritorialization. Journal of African Cinemas. 2018;10(3):241-252. https://doi.org/10.1386/jac.10.3.241_1

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Vera, Ana. / Cape Verdean Immigration in Pedro Costa’s Fontainhas trilogy : Narratives of deterritorialization. I: Journal of African Cinemas. 2018 ; Bind 10, Nr. 3. s. 241-252.

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