The elderly female face in beauty and fashion ads: Joan Didion for Céline

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The elderly female face in beauty and fashion ads: Joan Didion for Céline. / Jerslev, Anne.

I: European Journal of Cultural Studies, Bind 21, Nr. 3, 2018, s. 349-362 .

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Jerslev, A 2018, 'The elderly female face in beauty and fashion ads: Joan Didion for Céline', European Journal of Cultural Studies, bind 21, nr. 3, s. 349-362 . https://doi.org/10.1177/1367549417708436

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Jerslev, A. (2018). The elderly female face in beauty and fashion ads: Joan Didion for Céline. European Journal of Cultural Studies, 21(3), 349-362 . https://doi.org/10.1177/1367549417708436

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Jerslev A. The elderly female face in beauty and fashion ads: Joan Didion for Céline. European Journal of Cultural Studies. 2018;21(3):349-362 . https://doi.org/10.1177/1367549417708436

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Jerslev, Anne. / The elderly female face in beauty and fashion ads: Joan Didion for Céline. I: European Journal of Cultural Studies. 2018 ; Bind 21, Nr. 3. s. 349-362 .

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