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Death and mourning in technologically mediated culture

Margaret GibsonSchool of Arts, Media, and Culture Griffith University, Australia
Pages 415-424 | Received 02 Apr 2007, Accepted 02 Sep 2007, Published online: 17 Dec 2014

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