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The Spy Girls and the Quest for “Forbidden” Literacy: Rural Chinese Girls’ Negotiation of “No Christmas” School Policy Through Subversive Literacy Practices

Jue WangUniversity of Idaho, Moscow, IdahoCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 264-278 | Received 02 Jan 2022, Accepted 09 Jul 2023, Published online: 08 Aug 2023

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