
Extent: 2 digital files (11.4 GB)
Comprises audiovisual recording of a lecture entitled 'Gesture and Rhetoric' given by Mark Cousins on the 16th January, 2015. The recordings consist of a digital preservation file (3.93 GB, .mpg format) and a digital access file (7.51 GB .mp4 format). Duration of access version: 1hr 7min 28sec.
Copyright: Architectural Association
Creator: Mark Cousins
Admin History: The recording is of the 5th lecture in the series entitled 'The Gest[ure]', given by Mark Cousins as part of the AA Open Lecture series, 2014-2015. In this lecture, Mark Cousins discusses understanding and 'the gesture' in different cultures. He looks at rhetoric and its influence on speaking, and examines language as a form of miscommunication.
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 c2014.
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 Hlib Velyhorskyi
Publication Note: AA Events List, Week 1, Spring Term, 12th - 17th January, 2015