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Research Articles

Transspecies liminality: unpacking the politics and patchy legitimization of urban human-cat relations

Liminalidad trans-especies: desentrañando las políticas y legitimación irregular de las relaciones entre humanos y gatos.

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Pages 928-946 | Received 05 Apr 2021, Accepted 13 Jan 2023, Published online: 16 May 2023

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