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The “Lost Cause” of Cultural Studies: Laclau after Hall

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 October 2025

P. Khalil Saucier  and
Tryon P. Woods
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Theories and Methodologies
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PMLA , Volume 140 , Issue 3 , May 2025 , pp. 569 - 575
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© 2025 The Author(s). Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of Modern Language Association of America

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