Media, Information and Technoculture 2200F/G Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Thesis Statement, Jacques Lacan, Signify

• School: Western University
• Department: Media, Information and Technoculture
• Course: Media, Information and Technoculture 2200F/G
• Professor: Sasha Torres

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