'The New as Ancient Crime': lecture by Mark Cousins, 31st October, 1997

Extent: 2 digital files (654 MB )

Comprises audio recording of a lecture entitled 'The New as Ancient Crime', given by Mark Cousins on the 31st October, 1997. The recordings consist of a digital preservation file (533 MB, .wav format) and a digital access files (121 MB, .mp3 format). Duration of access version: 52min 53sec.

Copyright: Architectural Association

Creator: Mark Cousins

Admin History: The recording is of the 1st lecture in the series entitled 'The New', given by Mark Cousins as part of the AA General Studies programme, 1997-98. In this lecture, Cousins discusses the concept of 'the new', arguing that it stems from an intolerable anxiety caused by human' inability to understand or define what is 'new'. He considers that creativity is born out of a concern with the mechanisms of a subject and goes on to compare human creativity with creation myths and doctrinal stories of God's creation. Finally, Cousins questions definitions of the new in the context of modernism and considers its value as a creative product of thought.

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 Samaneh Karimelahi

Publication Note: AA Events List, Autumn Term, Week 4, 27-31st October, 1997