Welcome to Archive/Counterarchive
Archive/Counter-Archive is a project dedicated to activating and remediating audiovisual archives created by women, Indigenous Peoples, the LGBT2Q+ community, and immigrant communities. Political, resistant, and community-based, counter-archives disrupt conventional narratives and enrich our histories.
activating Canada's audiovisual image heritage
News and Events
Check out what's on at Archive/Counter-Archive below! Visit our News and Events page for complete listing.
Archive/Counter-Archive Updates & Year 2 in Review
PI annual reflection, project updates, and highlights from Year 2.
PIX Film Gallery
1411 Dufferin St Unit C
Toronto ON
EVENT CANCELLED - Hinterland Remixed: Toronto Book Launch + Screening
Updated Friday March 13th, 2020 - In keeping with York University's health and safety precautions regarding the spread of COVID-19, Archive/Counter-Archive is cancelling or postponing all non-essential events. The Hinterland Remixed Book Launch is cancelled - but it will be rescheduled this Fall! Stay tuned for updates.
Case Studies
Our Case Studies examine a range of themes, media, histories, and geographies through a selection of Canadian, community-based, and independent archives and collections.
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Artist: Crista Dahl, Exhibition: Life Rhythm Retrospective), Photo: Ashley Tanasiychuk, from the Crista Dahl Media Library and Archive, VIVO
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Film Still: Keltie's Beard: A Woman's Story (dir. Sara Halprin, 1983)
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Survival of the Delirious, 1988, 15:00, by Michael Balser and Andy Fabo
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Film Still - Magdalene (Cathy Hall, 1985, Winnipeg Film Group)
Working Groups
Working Groups provide a resource for the Case Studies and extend the research through papers, policy recommendations, workshops, exhibitions, and public talks.
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