Welcome to Archive/Counterarchive
Archive/Counter-Archive is a project dedicated to activating and remediating audiovisual archives created by Indigenous Peoples (First Nations, Métis, Inuit), the Black community and People of Colour, womxn, LGBT2Q+ 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.
Working Papers Series: Mariane Bourcheix-Laporte: Digital Distribution as Counter-Archival Practice?
Join us for the first online iteration of the Archive/Counter-Archive Working Papers Series. Our first speaker is Mariane Bourcheix-Laporte, who is a PhD candidate in the School of Communication at Simon Fraser University. Based on her new project, “Digital Distribution as Counter-Archival Practice?,” Mariane’s talk will explore digital distribution in Canadian artist-run distribution platforms, and will be followed by a Q&A with the audience, moderated by our student organizers, Michael Marlatt and Caroline Klimek.
Behind the Lens - WHITEWASH: Nadine Valcin in conversation with Debbie Ebanks Schlums
Archive/Counter-Archive is partnering with Breakthroughs Film Festival for BEHIND THE LENS - a series of screenings and talkbacks with IBPOC filmm
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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Arnait Video Productions
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Redsky family, archival photograph, Angelina Redsky.
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On set of The Strongest Man in the World (Halya Kuckmij, 1980, Winnipeg Film Group)
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Artist: Crista Dahl, Exhibition: Life Rhythm Retrospective), Photo: Ashley Tanasiychuk, from the Crista Dahl Media Library and Archive, VIVO
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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