The Author and His Pen.' lecture by Mark Cousins, 29th January, 2016

Extent: 2 digital files (9.5 GB)

Comprises audiovisual recording of a lecture entitled 'The Author and His Pen.' given by Mark Cousins on the 29th January, 2016. The recordings consist of a digital preservation file (4 GB, .mpg format) and a digital access file (5.5 GB .mp4 format).

Copyright: Architectural Association

Creator: Mark Cousins

Admin History: The recording is of the 5th lecture in the series entitled 'Anon', given by Mark Cousins as part of the AA Open Lecture series, 2015-2016. In this lecture, Mark Cousins asks the question, 'what happens when we write?' His analysis is provided by means of juxtaposing two seminal texts - 'The Death of the Author' (1967) by Roland Barthes and 'What is an Author' (1969) by Michel Foucault.

Custodial History: Original recording (format unknown) was made by the AA Audio Visual Department and a digital copy (.iso format) has been retained on the department's servers since c2016.

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 Hlib Velyhorskyi

Publication Note: AA Events List, Week 3, Spring Term, 25th - 30th January, 2016