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Girl power and ‘selfie humanitarianism’

Ofra KoffmanDepartment of Media and Communications, LSE, London, UKView further author information
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Shani OrgadDepartment of Media and Communications, LSE, London, UKView further author information
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Rosalind GillDepartment of Culture and Creative Industries, City University London, London, UKCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 157-168 | Published online: 19 May 2015

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