SOS Podcasts: Surviving in Deutschland

MANCINI, ROSAMARIA

doi:10.23889/SUthesis.63393

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SOS Podcasts: Surviving in Deutschland / ROSAMARIA MANCINI

Swansea University Author: ROSAMARIA MANCINI

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DOI (Published version): 10.23889/SUthesis.63393

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The first part of this thesis is the creative work, a memoir, SOS Podcasts: Surviving in Deutschland. The memoir is narrated in the present continuing voice by the author, a quirky, assertive urbanite from New York. The work is an exploration of self and podcasts while living for a four-year period...

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Published:	Swansea, Wales, UK 2023
Institution:	Swansea University
Degree level:	Doctoral
Degree name:	Ph.D
Supervisor:	Britton, David J. and Preece, Julian E.
URI:	https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa63393

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SOS Podcasts: Surviving in Deutschland / ROSAMARIA MANCINI

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