'The End of History and the Rebirth of the Past': lecture by Mark Cousins, 6th December, 1996

Extent: 2 digital files (382.8 MB )

Comprises audio recording of a lecture entitled 'The End of History and the Rebirth of the Past', given by Mark Cousins on the 6th December, 1996. The recordings consist of a digital preservation file (351 MB, .wav format) and a digital access files (31.8 MB, .mp3 format). Duration of access version: 34min 54sec.

Copyright: Architectural Association

Creator: Mark Cousins

Admin History: The recording is of the 4th lecture in the series entitled 'Conservation', given by Mark Cousins as part of the AA General Studies programme, 1996-97. In this lecture, Mark Cousins describes the notion of being in a post-historical world in which historical representations are condemned by virtue of their incapacity to represent the mode of subjectivity. He gives the example of biographies, in which the representation of the life of the historical subject is always wrong, as there is no privacy.

Custodial History: Original recording (format unknown) was made by the AA Audio Visual Department and a digital copy (.wma 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 Gabriela Jimenez

Publication Note: AA Events List, Week 10, Autumn Term, 2-6th December, 1996