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The Theories and Methodologies of Public Humanities

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 April 2025

Roopika Risam ,
Brian Yothers  and
Araceli Hernández-Laroche
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PMLA , Volume 140 , Issue 1 , January 2025 , pp. 110 - 117
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