The New: Concluding lecture by Mark Cousins, 29th May, 1998

Extent: 1 audio cassette (90mins), 4 digital files (867 MB)

Comprises audio recording of the concluding session of 'The New' lecture series given by Mark Cousins on 29th May, 1998. Recordings consist of a Maxwell 90 audio cassette tape, 2 digital preservation files (707.2 MB, .wav format) and 2 digital access files (159.8 MB, .mp3 format). Duration of access version: 40min 08sec

Copyright: Architectural Association

Creator: Mark Cousins

Admin History: The recording is of the 17th lecture in the series entitled 'The New', given by Mark Cousins as part of the AA General Studies programme, 1997-98. In this lecture, Mark Cousins debates 'the new' as a question of singularity, discussing its relation to culture. He also addresses the conflict between individuality and social structure. Cousins continues with a discussion of the unconscious and his belief that the question of the new has something to do with the gap in knowledge between the subject and signification. Moreover, he analyzes ideology as a reproduction of knowledge and its relation to the truth. His concluding remark analyses whether the process of thought is incapable of producing 'the new' and whether we actually need a 'revolution' of thought.

Custodial History: Audio cassette recording was made by the AA Audio Visual Department and retained by the AA Photo Library until 2019, when it was transferred to the AA Archives.

Aquisition: Audio cassette was transferred from the AA Photo Library to the AA Archives in 2019. Digital preservation and access copies were created by the AA Archives in 2021.

Archive Note: Samaneh Karimelahi

Publication Note: AA Events List, Summer Term, Week 5, 25-29th May, 1998