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A/CA Members at the 2024 Association of Moving Image Archivists (AMIA) Conference, December 4–6
Congratulations to A/CA members Almudena Escobar López, Laura Horak, and Michael Marlatt, who are presenting their research at the upcoming 2024 ASSOCIATION OF MOVING IMAGE ARCHIVISTS (AMIA) Conference being held December
November 29–30: Viral Interventions Conference and Screening
Viral Interventions is a York University research-creation project led by John Greyson and Sarah Flicker that, since 2020, has commissioned artists, activists, and scholars to collaborate on making new films about living with HIV today.
Working Paper Series: Cate Alexander | Zoom, Nov 28
Join us for another iteration of the online Archive/Counter-Archive Working Papers Series, which brings together PhD students from different universities to hear about exciting academic research in the area of archival studies.
Call for Applications: MITACS Post-Doctoral Fellowship at the Regent Park Film Festival
Archive/Counter-Archive and The Regent Park Film Festival are pleased to announce a competition for a one-year MITACS Accelerate Post-Doctoral Fellowship position hosted by York University and The Regent Park Film Festival.
Call for Chapters. Counter Archives: Communities
Archive/Counter-Archive solicits chapter proposals for Counter Archives: Communities, a hybrid media book under consideration with Concordia University Press edited by Stacy Allison-Cassin and Antoine Damiens.
A/CA Welcomes New Project Manager
A/CA says goodbye to Aimée Mitchell, and welcomes Sara Macdonald as the new Project Manager!
Open Archive Initiative Symposium Sept 21-22
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A/CA Project Director Janine Marchessault will be participating in the Open Archive Initiative Symposium, organized by The Alliance (@alliance_arts).
Conversation 1: Intergenerational Dialogue of Artist Mothers
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This event is organized as part of the Art/Mamas residence at Access Art Gallery in partnership with VIVO Media Arts and in dialogue with Archive/Counter Archive.
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Urban Shaman Exhibition Mide-wigwas: Transmediating by Angelina McLeod
Mide-wigwas: Transmediating
Niigaaniid: Director: Angelina McLeod
Ge-izhisegin:Running dates: July 2 akoo August 7, 2021 / July 2 to August 7, 2021
Main and Marvin Francis Media Gallery
The exhibition is now over, but it can be explored in Urban Shaman's Virtual Gallery..
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Archive/Counter-Archive and Video Pool Media Arts Centre Present EVERYTHING IS PERMITTED; NOTHING IS POSSIBLE: Desire and Labour Under Late Capitalism
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Video Pool Media Arts Centre in partnership with Archive/Counter-Archive are excited to present Everything is Permitted; Nothing is Possible a new program of works from the Video Pool collection curated by Madeline Bogoch. The program touches on issues of desire and labour under late capitalism through a collection of work that corresponds to a period of major shifts in all three, and with a focus on Queer and Feminist perspectives.
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A/CA Symposium 2020 | Recording, Keynote: Deanna Bowen, Berlin Berlin
We are pleased to share the recording of Deanna Bowen's keynote, "Berlin, Berlin," that took place during Archive/Counter-Archive's Online Symposium, "Black Lives and Archival Histories in Canada," which was held on December 10-11, 2020.
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A/CA Welcomes New Knowledge Mobilization Officer
A/CA says goodbye to Axelle Demus, and welcomes Antoine Damiens as the new Knowledge Mobilization Officer!
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Archive/Counter-Archive and The Toronto Palestine Film Festival Present: Solidarity Screening and Discussion: Naila and the Uprising by Julia Bacha
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Archive/Counter-Archive and The Toronto Palestine Film Festival Present:
Solidarity Screening and Discussion:
Naila and the Uprising by Julia Bacha
Tuesday, July 6, 7PM EST
Online, FREE, donations welcome
Register HERE
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A/CA Summer Institute 2021 | Recordings
We are pleased to share the recordings of the public talks that took place during Archive/Counter-Archive's Summer Institute, "Locating Media Archives," (May 18-June 17, 2021).