'The New Object': lecture by Mark Cousins, 12th December, 1997

Extent: 1 audio cassette (90mins), 4 digital files (777.8 MB)

Comprises audio recording of a lecture entitled 'The New Object' given by Mark Cousins on 12th December, 1997. Recordings consist of a Maxwell 90 audio cassette tape, 2 digital preservation files (634 MB, .wav format) and 2 digital access files (143.8 MB, .mp3 format). Duration of access version: 1hr 02min 04sec.

Copyright: Architectural Association

Creator: Mark Cousins

Admin History: The recording is of the 7th lecture in the series entitled 'The New', given by Mark Cousins as part of the AA General Studies programme, 1997-98. In this lecture, Mark Cousins focuses on 'the new object' in psychoanalysis theory and says that the psyche is profoundly conservative and tends to regress. He also elaborates on Freud's essays on sexuality and the relation of subject to object. According to Freud, there are four stages of sexual maturation: oral, anal, phallic, and genital. Furthermore, he parallels the generic account of libidinal stages with the term desire and representation, and he calls the wish to end wishing "the lost object". Finally, he believes that before the appearance of a new object, a new space should be made.

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 Library to the AA Archives in 2019. Digital preservation and access copies were created by the AA Archives in 2021.

Archive Note: Catalogue description by Samaneh Karimelahi

Publication Note: AA Events List, Autumn Term, Week 10, 8-12th December, 1997