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David Bowie is the Englishman from Mars: an examination of Englishness through stardom

Shelby CookeDepartment of Film, Television and Media, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UKCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 1-19 | Received 03 Jan 2020, Accepted 06 May 2020, Published online: 06 Jun 2020

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