Women's Studies 2159A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Jacques Lacan, Judith Butler, Michel Foucault

• School: Western University
• Department: Women's Studies
• Course: Women's Studies 2159A/B
• Professor: Sonia Halpern

Document Summary

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