The 'Goosebumps' in Goosebumps: Impositions and R. L. Stine
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https://doi.org/10.21153/pecl1998vol8no2art1373Keywords:
R.L. Stine, Goosebumps series, consumerism, patriarchy, violence, 'dumbing down', values, misogyny, gender stereotypingAbstract
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