'Tenses of the Verb and the Past': lecture by Mark Cousins, 7th March, 2003

Extent: 1 audio cassette, 4 digital files (810 MB)

Comprises audio recording of a lecture entitled 'Tenses of the Verb and the Past', given by Mark Cousins on the 7th March, 2003. The recordings consist of a 90 mins audio cassette, 2 digital preservation files (661 MB, .wav format) and 2 digital access files (149 MB .mp3 format). Duration of access version: 1hr 4min 07sec.

Copyright: Architectural Association

Creator: Mark Cousins

Admin History: The recording is of the 11th lecture in the series entitled 'The Past', given by Mark Cousins as part of the AA General Studies programme, 2002-2003. In this lecture, Mark Cousins continues to address the issues he raised the previous week, in regards to the relationship between a Proustian notion of involuntary memory and Freud's pleasure principle. In following this argument, Cousins provides a brief account of differing definitions of memory, distinguishing between short and long memory, and debates whether language can represent the past.

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 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 Gabriela Jimenez

Publication Note: AA Events List, Week 3, Spring Term, 27th January - 2nd February, 2003.