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Theory Camp versus Commie Camp

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 October 2025

Andy Hines
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Theories and Methodologies
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PMLA , Volume 140 , Issue 3 , May 2025 , pp. 492 - 498
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© 2025 The Author(s). Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of Modern Language Association of America

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