Untitled lecture on 'the home' by Mark Cousins, 23rd February, 1994

Extent: 2 digital files (2.48 GB )

Comprises video recording of an untitled lecture given by Mark Cousins on the 23rd February, 1994, as part of the conference 'Home', organised by the AA. The conference took place from 10am in the AA Main Lecture Hall, Bedford Square. The recordings consist of a digital preservation copy (1.54 GB, .MPG format) and a digital access copy (941 MB, .MP4 format). Duration of access version: 47min 40sec.

Copyright: Architectural Association

Creator: Mark Cousins

Admin History: The lecture was part of the conference entitled 'Home' organised by the AA on the 23rd February, 1994. Speakers included Slavoj Zizkek, Ernst van Alphen, Emma Clery, Nicholas Bullock, Diana Periton, Mark Cousins and Jeff Kipnis. According to the AA Events List , the conference attempted to "consider the Home - as a domestic space and as a site of fantasiesof space, memory and identity. It will consider the dangers of the category, both in terms of the city and in fuelling political conflict." In this lecture Mark Cousins discusses notions of 'the home'. He considers the significance and implications inherent in identifying people by their home address and explores ideas of identity and of philanthropic concern for 'homeless' people. Cousins further addresses ways in which city can become an obstacle to 'getting home' and analyses how the notion of 'the home' has become attached to houses. In dissecting the ideology of home Cousins also deals with issues related to the projection of anxieties onto houses and also their destruction.

Custodial History: The 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: The recording 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 Samaneh Karimelahi

Publication Note: AA Events List, Week 7, Spring Term, 21st - 25th Feburary, 1994