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29 January 2025

Introduction: Representing a (Post)Pandemic World

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Volume 93Number 4November 2024
Pages: 511 - 531

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Chris Koenig-Woodyard
Biography: Chris Koenig-Woodyard
Department of English and Drama, University of Toronto Mississauga, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
Department of English and Drama, University of Toronto Mississauga, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
Wendy Knepper
Biography: Wendy Knepper
Independent Scholar, United Kingdom
Independent Scholar, United Kingdom
Daniela Janes
Biography: Daniela Janes
Department of English and Drama, University of Toronto Mississauga, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
Department of English and Drama, University of Toronto Mississauga, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada

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