Inhabiting the Anthropocene. Aesthetics of Everyday Life in Times of Crisis

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Inhabiting the Anthropocene. Aesthetics of Everyday Life in Times of Crisis. / Eghbali, Arshia.

In: European Journal of Creative Practices in Cities and Landscapes, Vol. 5, No. 1, 2022, p. 50–63.

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Eghbali, A 2022, 'Inhabiting the Anthropocene. Aesthetics of Everyday Life in Times of Crisis', European Journal of Creative Practices in Cities and Landscapes, vol. 5, no. 1, pp. 50–63. https://doi.org/10.6092/issn.2612-0496/14803

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Eghbali, A. (2022). Inhabiting the Anthropocene. Aesthetics of Everyday Life in Times of Crisis. European Journal of Creative Practices in Cities and Landscapes, 5(1), 50–63. https://doi.org/10.6092/issn.2612-0496/14803

Vancouver

Eghbali A. Inhabiting the Anthropocene. Aesthetics of Everyday Life in Times of Crisis. European Journal of Creative Practices in Cities and Landscapes. 2022;5(1):50–63. https://doi.org/10.6092/issn.2612-0496/14803

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Eghbali, Arshia. / Inhabiting the Anthropocene. Aesthetics of Everyday Life in Times of Crisis. In: European Journal of Creative Practices in Cities and Landscapes. 2022 ; Vol. 5, No. 1. pp. 50–63.

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