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Discourse: Studies in the Cultural Politics of Education Volume 29, 2008 - Issue 3: TROUBLING GENDER AND EDUCATION
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‘Girls hit!’ Constructing and negotiating violent African femininities in a working-class primary school

Deevia Bhana Faculty of Education, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Ashwood, South AfricaCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 401-415 | Published online: 14 Aug 2008

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