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Posts and happenings from around the A/CA network.

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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.

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text introducing the WPS event: a presentation by Cate Alexander, "The Biases of YouTube Context Panels: Digging through the Internet Archive and Deconstructing Black Boxes" on Nov 28, 2024 at 4:30 EST on Zoom

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.

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November 27: Portraits du passé, Perspectives contemporaines at GIV

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20 novembre 2024 - Penser la réactivation des archives audiovisuelles féministes : bilan de l’initiative Savoirs Communs du Cinéma de la Cinémathèque québécoise

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Talking Archives Episode 8 - Archivist Melissa J. Nelson

Watch the eighth episode of our online interview series, Talking Archives, which features conversations with artists, archivists, and researchers who are part of the A/CA network.

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Announcing the "Archival Futures: Ethics and Carework in the Archive" Reading Group

This Fall semester, A/CA will be collaborating with Dr. Julia Polyck-O’Neill (University of Guelph) on an ongoing reading group dedicated to critical archival studies texts. The first session will take place via Zoom on Thursday Oct 5 at 4:30pm EST. Read more for registration details.

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The Archive/Counter-Archive 2023 Fall Graduate Student Mixer

Tuesday, September 19th, 2023 at 5:30 PM

2001E Victor Phillip Dahdaleh Building, York University
88 The Pond Rd
North York ON M3J 2S5
Canada

Welcome (Back) to Archive/Counter-Archive and another academic year! Join us on Tuesday, September 19th at 5:30 pm in the Victor Phillip Dahdaleh Building (Room 2001) at York University for the Archive/Counter-Archive 2023 Fall Graduate Student Mixer!

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ONSTAGE/OFFSTAGE Exhibtion, the ArQuives, September 21

Thursday, September 21st, 2023 at 7:00 PM

34 Isabella Street
Toronto ON M4Y 1N1
Canada

In September 2023, Toronto-based artist/curator and current A/CA Artist in Residence Jordan King will present a multi-media exhibition at The ArQuives gallery, highlighting materials held in their collection.

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A/CA Call for Papers for SCMS 2024

Are you planning on presenting research related to A/CA at the 2024 Society for Cinema and Media Studies Annual Conference (March 14-17th, 2024, Boston, Massachusetts)? Please let us know by August 10th! We would love to coordinate A/CA members’ paper proposals into one or more pre-constituted panels.

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the8fest: Experimental Filmmaking with Found Footage Workshop with Franci Duran and Phil Hoffman

Thursday, July 27th, 2023 at 10:00 AM

Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto
137 Dupont St
Toronto ON M6H 2A3
Canada

Participants will repurpose and rework existing Super8 and 8mm film using a variety of tactile analogue techniques including: painting, drawing, scratching, tinting and toning, bleaching, collaging, contact printing onto 16mm film and processing using conventional and eco-chemistries. No previous experience is necessary. Refreshments will be provided.

Workshop Facilitated by Franci Duran and Phil Hoffman
When: Thursday, July 27th, 10:00am - 5:00pm
Where: LIFT, 137 Dupont St, Toronto, ON M6H 2A3
Registration Fee: $50

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Rain Date: the8fest and CineMobilia are coming to Scarborough! July 22, 4-10 pm, Prairie Drive Park

Saturday, July 22nd, 2023 at 4:00 PM

Prairie Drive Park
119 Pharmacy Ave
Scarborough ON M1L 1L5
Canada

Rescheduled due to weather: the8fest and CineMobilia are in Scarborough next Saturday, July 22nd! Don't forget to bring your lawn chairs, blankets, and snacks for an interactive evening of small-gauge film education and celebration.

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Recording of A/CA Panel at the Eye International Conference 2023

We are pleased to be able to share a recording of the A/CA panel at this year's Eye International Conference. Watch Antoine Damiens, Janine Marchessault, Nadine Valcin, and Michael Zryd speak about different aspects of the project.

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A/CA Members at the IAMHIST 2023 Future [of] Archives Conference

Congratulations to many A/CA members who are presenting their research at this year's IAMHIST 2023 Conference on Future [of] Archives on June 20-22 in Montreal!

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Archival Atelier | "Net Art Restoration With Cheryl L'hirondelle's vancouversonglines.ca/nikamon ohci askiy," June 16th, 11 AM EST

In this recorded roundtable, we heard from several scholars, artists, and archivists involved with the ongoing restoration of Cheryl L’Hirondelle’s net art project vancouversonglines.ca/nikamon ohci askiy (2008).

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CineMobilia Artist in Residence Announcement: Nada El-Omari

Our partner organization, CineMobilia, has just announced its first artist-in-residence! Throughout the rest of the month, writer and filmmaker Nada El-Omari will be working in CineMobilia's digitization lab at York University.

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A/CA Members at the Arsenal Berlin's Archival Assembly #2

Congratulations to the A/CA members who recently presented their research at the Arsenal - Institute for Film and Video Arts' Archival Assembly #2 from June 8-15th in Berlin!

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