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New Scene at Synapse

Author
Lance Wisniewski
Publication
Videography
Publisher
United Business Publications
Date
February 1978
Place
New York, NY
Volume
3
Issue
2
ETC archive
ETC0965

Abstract

Syracuse University's center for experimental video seven years later
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Lance Wisniewski. New Scene at Synapse. Videography. vol. 3, no. 2. United Business Publications. February 1978.

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Syracuse University's center for experimental video seven years later

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