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Literary theorist, cultural critic, author of Deconstructing Disney.

Dean of Arts and Social Sciences at Kingston University, McQuillan’s books include Deconstruction After 9/11and Roland Barthes, or the Profession of Cultural Studies.

Dean of Arts and Social Sciences at Kingston University, McQuillan’s books include Deconstruction After 9/11and Roland Barthes, or the Profession of Cultural Studies.

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