'Marx': lecture by Mark Cousins, 26th October, 1988

Extent: 1 audio cassette (90min), 4 digital files (948 MB)

Comprises audio recording of a lecture entitled 'Marx', thought to have been given by Mark Cousins on the 26th October, 1988. The recordings consist of a 90minute audio cassette tape, 2 digital preservation copies (773 MB, .wav format) and 2 digital access copies (175 MB, .mp3 format). Duration of access version: 1hr 14min 46sec.

Copyright: Architectural Association

Creator: Mark Cousins

Admin History: The lecture is thought to have been part of the AA Graduate School /History and Theory Programme series, 'Influential Philosophies' but the event is not listed in any of the AA Events Lists for that term. The date of the lecture is taken from the cassette tape case. In this lecture, Mark Cousins covers Karl Marx's theory of society, his ontology, epistemology and the interrelation between the three. How does one's class position define one's view of reality? Among other points, notions of class structure, labour and ideology are covered.

Custodial History: Audio cassette recording was made by the AA Audio Visual Departement 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 Libary to the AA Archives in 2019. Digital preservation and access copies were created by the AA Archives in 2021.

Archive Note: Catalogue description by Hlib Velyhorskyi