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Rethinking History
The Journal of Theory and Practice
Volume 21, 2017 - Issue 2: Authenticity
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Special issue on Authenticity

Mediated immediacy: constructing authentic testimony in audio-visual media

Pages 135-153 | Received 11 Dec 2015, Accepted 05 Mar 2017, Published online: 24 Apr 2017

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