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Footnotes
This week’s links:
- www.jstor.org/stable/26384822 (JSTOR subscription needed)
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telenovela
- www.studiobinder.com/blog/what-is-catharsis-definition
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queer_as_Folk_(British_TV_series)
- www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/film-tv/g9621178/best-gay-lgbt-films
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