'Does the category of 'person' apply...?', lecture by Mark Cousins, 29th November, 1985

Extent: 1 audio cassette (90min), 4 digital files (970 MB )

Comprises audio recording of a lecture entitled 'Does the category of 'person' apply to all human beings?'', given by Mark Cousins on the 29th November, 1985. The recordings consist of a Sony HF90 audio cassette tape, 2 digital preservation files (791 MB, .wav format) and 2 digital access files (179 MB, .mp3 format). Duration of access version: 1hr 18min 08sec.

Copyright: Architectural Association

Creator: Mark Cousins

Admin History: The lecture was the third in a three-part lecture series entitled, 'The Birth of the Subject'. In this lecture, Mark Cousins presents the work of Michel Foucault on the 'History of Sexuality'. He gives an account of the ideas formulated in Volume 1 (1976) and argues that Foucault is not concerned with what is 'the subject', nor 'the subject' as an effect of social relations, but to trace in modern western societies what he considers the techniques of the 'object subjectification.' The history of sexuality is about knowledge and social practices, which begins at the end of the eighteen-century. From this period, desire, the problem of sexuality and 'the subject' all belong together in one discourse.

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: Catalogue description by Gabriela Jimenez

Publication Note: AA Events List, Week 9, Autumn Term, 25-29th November, 1985