Utopia against the welfare state: Rethinking utopia in an age of reproductive crises

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Utopia against the welfare state : Rethinking utopia in an age of reproductive crises. / Nexø, Tue Andersen.

I: Textual Practice, Bind 37, Nr. 9, 2023, s. 1456-1474.

Publikation: Bidrag til tidsskrift › Tidsskriftartikel › Forskning › fagfællebedømt

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Nexø, TA 2023, 'Utopia against the welfare state: Rethinking utopia in an age of reproductive crises', Textual Practice, bind 37, nr. 9, s. 1456-1474. https://doi.org/10.1080/0950236X.2023.2248796

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Nexø, T. A. (2023). Utopia against the welfare state: Rethinking utopia in an age of reproductive crises. Textual Practice, 37(9), 1456-1474. https://doi.org/10.1080/0950236X.2023.2248796

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Nexø TA. Utopia against the welfare state: Rethinking utopia in an age of reproductive crises. Textual Practice. 2023;37(9):1456-1474. https://doi.org/10.1080/0950236X.2023.2248796

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Nexø, Tue Andersen. / Utopia against the welfare state : Rethinking utopia in an age of reproductive crises. I: Textual Practice. 2023 ; Bind 37, Nr. 9. s. 1456-1474.

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