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.

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.

It is with great regret that the upcoming Arnait Video Productions Artist Residency events have been cancelled. TUNE IN LIVE at 12:30PM to hear the converstion! Arnait exhibition continues to be open to the public, so please make a visit! Updated Friday March 13, 2020.

Archive/Counter-Archive is delighted co-host this special screening of John Greyson's ZERO PATIENCE, presented in partnership with Paradise Cinema's Queerly Beloved series and the Inside Out LGBT Film Festival! This will be the premiere of a newly restored version of the film. The digital transfer is a result of a collaboration between A/CA, Vtape and the Vulnerable Media Lab at Queen's University.

This free, lunch-hour exhibition featuring "Inuuqatikka: My Dear Relations" is available on a drop-in basis.  A friendly and informed community docent will meet you in the Atrium before the guided gallery tour. This exhibition features video works, ephemera and production material created by Arnait Video Productions, the world’s leading women-centered Inuit filmmaking collective. The exhibition is presented in collaboration with Archive/Counter-Archive and the Vulnerable Media Lab.

Join us for the third iteration of the Archive/Counter-Archive Working Papers Series, which brings together PhD students from different Universities to hear about exciting doctoral research in the area of archival studies. To kick off the new year, our speaker is Jenn E. Norton, a PhD candidate in the Visual Arts program at York University. Jenn E. Norton’s talk will be followed by a Q&A with the audience, moderated by our student curators, Michael Marlatt and Axelle Demus.