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Digital Humanities

Popular South African music on dominant local masculine ideals and their influence and societal response to the gender-based violence (GBV) pandemic

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Article: 2325680 | Received 19 Jul 2022, Accepted 27 Feb 2024, Published online: 14 Mar 2024

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