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Research Article

On the distinction between creative and non-creative labour and on making comics in Guy Delisle’s graphic memoirs. From “travelogues” to “laborlogs

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Pages 525-539 | Received 21 Nov 2022, Accepted 22 Dec 2023, Published online: 09 Jan 2024

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