The 'Goosebumps' in Goosebumps: Impositions and R. L. Stine

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  • Vicki Coppell

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https://doi.org/10.21153/pecl1998vol8no2art1373

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R.L. Stine, Goosebumps series, consumerism, patriarchy, violence, 'dumbing down', values, misogyny, gender stereotyping

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1998-07-01

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“The ’Goosebumps’ in Goosebumps: Impositions and R. L. Stine” (1998) Papers: Explorations into Children’s Literature, 8(2), pp. 5–15. doi:10.21153/pecl1998vol8no2art1373.

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