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Photography Within the New Technology/Defining a New Philosophy of Education

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1983

Society for Photographic Education National Conference: Photography Within the New Technology/Defining a New Philosophy of Education. Philadelphia. March 17-20, 1983. Speakers: Steina Vasulka, DeeDee Halleck, Ronald Gregory, John Pfahl, Woody Vasulka, Lyn Blumenthal, John Giancola, George Fifield, Tom Porett, Alan Sondheim, Martha Rosler, Ralph Hocking, Nathan Lyons, Jim Pomeroy, Martha Gever, Catherine Lord.

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The Society for Photographic Education convened a national conference titled Photography Within the New Technology/Defining a New Philosophy of Education in Philadelphia, March 17-20, 1983. Speakers included Steina Vasulka, DeeDee Halleck, Ronald Gregory, John Pfahl, Woody Vasulka, Lyn Blumenthal, John Giancola, George Fifield, Tom Porett, Alan Sondheim, Martha Rosler, Ralph Hocking, Nathan Lyons, Jim Pomeroy, Martha Gever and Catherine Lord.

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