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Visual social media and affectivity: the impact of the image of Alan Kurdi and young people’s response to the refugee crisis in Oslo and Sheffield

Pages 548-563 | Received 18 Aug 2016, Accepted 23 Jan 2017, Published online: 24 Feb 2017

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