'Comrades, Brothers and Sisters': lecture by Mark Cousins, 20th November, 2009

Extent: 2 digital files (3.06 GB)

Comprises audio recording of a lecture entitled 'Comrades, Brothers and Sisters', given by Mark Cousins on the 20th November, 2009. The recordings consist of a digital preservation file (2.08 GB, .mpg format) and a digital access file (0.98 GB .mp4 format). Duration of access version: 52min 18sec.

Copyright: Architectural Association

Creator: Mark Cousins

Admin History: The recording is of the 4th lecture in the series entitled 'The Neighbour', given by Mark Cousins as part of the AA Open Lecture series, 2009-2010. In this lecture Cousins explores the notion of neighbour from the prospect of relocation, in which the word 'neighbor' migrates as different words fulfilling the same function, taking the language of siblings, familial terms and comrades. He touches on Freud's analysis of group psychology and also explores the effect of projecting familial terminology onto social and political relations, examining the 'Fuhrerprinzip' and the incest taboo. Cousins goes on to attempt a definition of the term 'ideology' and the concept of 'home' which, by the principle of projection, is extended to create the notion of 'homeland.'

Custodial History: Original recording (format unknown) was made by the AA Audio Visual Department and a digital copy (.iso format) has been retained on the department's servers since c2013.

Aquisition: Digital preservation and access copies were created by the AA Archives in 2021, using the digital file held by the the AA Audio Visual Department.

Archive Note: Catalogue description by Samaneh Karimelahi

Publication Note: AA Events List, Week 8, Autumn Term, 16th - 21st November, 2009