Perseverance and zeal? Yes thanks: The ecology and endurance of a protest logo

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Perseverance and zeal? Yes thanks : The ecology and endurance of a protest logo. / Berg, Kristine Marie.

In: Res Rhetorica, Vol. 11, No. 1, 2024, p. 86-106.

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Berg, KM 2024, 'Perseverance and zeal? Yes thanks: The ecology and endurance of a protest logo', Res Rhetorica, vol. 11, no. 1, pp. 86-106. https://doi.org/10.29107/rr2024.1.5

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Berg, K. M. (2024). Perseverance and zeal? Yes thanks: The ecology and endurance of a protest logo. Res Rhetorica, 11(1), 86-106. https://doi.org/10.29107/rr2024.1.5

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Berg KM. Perseverance and zeal? Yes thanks: The ecology and endurance of a protest logo. Res Rhetorica. 2024;11(1):86-106. https://doi.org/10.29107/rr2024.1.5

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Berg, Kristine Marie. / Perseverance and zeal? Yes thanks : The ecology and endurance of a protest logo. In: Res Rhetorica. 2024 ; Vol. 11, No. 1. pp. 86-106.

Bibtex

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