Introduction: Critical Explorations of Media Modernity in India

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  • Britta Ohm Academy for the Popular Arts (hdpk), Berlin, Germany
  • Vibodh Parthasarathi KU Leuven, Belgium
  • Per Ståhlberg Södertörn University, Sweden

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https://doi.org/10.3384/cu.2000.1525.2018103322

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Introduction

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Ohm, B., Parthasarathi, V. and Ståhlberg, P. (2019) “Introduction: Critical Explorations of Media Modernity in India”, Culture Unbound, 10(3), pp. 322–331. doi: 10.3384/cu.2000.1525.2018103322.

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