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Visualising the ends of identity: pre-birth and post-death on Instagram

Tama LeaverCurtin – Internet Studies, Perth, AustraliaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Tim HighfieldQueensland University of Technology – Digital Media Research Centre, Kelvin Grove, Australia
Pages 30-45 | Received 11 Sep 2015, Accepted 07 Nov 2016, Published online: 18 Nov 2016

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