Self/Image: Technology, Representation and the Contemporary Subject by Amelia Jones [Book review]

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Kokoli, A. 2009. Self/Image: Technology, Representation and the Contemporary Subject by Amelia Jones [Book review]. The Art Book. 16 (3), pp. 76-76. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-8357.2009.01050_1.x
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TitleSelf/Image: Technology, Representation and the Contemporary Subject by Amelia Jones [Book review]
AuthorsKokoli, A.
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Book review of:
Amelia Jones, Self/Image: Technology, Representation, and the Contemporary Subject. London and New York, Routledge, 2006. 258 pages, ISBN 0415345227, 9780415345224

PublisherWiley
JournalThe Art Book
ISSN1368-6267
Electronic1467-8357
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Online23 Jul 2009
PrintAug 2009
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Deposited15 Sep 2025
Output statusPublished
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-8357.2009.01050_1.x
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