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Pulling the Plug

Author
John Worden
Publication
Afterimage
Publisher
Visual Studies Workshop
Date
March 1988
Place
Rochester, New York
Volume
15
Issue
8
ETC archive
ETC0979

Abstract

Portable Channel closes
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John Worden. Pulling the Plug. Afterimage. vol. 15, no. 8. Visual Studies Workshop. March 1988.

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