Nostagain Open Meeting 2026

Join our open meeting on Monday 15 September at 3pm (EST) with this RSVP.

WE WANT YOU!

Join forces with the current working team and help decide what the theme of our 2026 symposium and research creation showcase will be on! More on offer:

• Organize a 4-year running (and still going!) symposium and art showcase collectively attended by 420+ people from 25 countries;

• Learn how to write successful grants and make responsible budget strategies for research events, totalling $4,450 CAD;

• Work closely and broaden your network with professionals in our Montreal-based, exciting, bilingual, and resourced partners;

• Actualize your own intimations of nostalgia with the support and promotion of our network of 75 members from 14 countries;

• Curate meaningful and accessible events, art exhibitions, and workshops;

• Pitch and communicate to interdisciplinary audiences – from professors to caregivers to game makers to neuroscientists to sculptors;

• and conduct first-hand research… ALL RELATED TO NOSTALGIA!

Yes – all of this is possible because we approach nostalgia as a generative thing.

WHAT CAN I GET INVOLVED WITH?

Currently, NOSTAGAIN is working on three main projects:

Join our open meeting on Monday 15 September at 3pm (EST) with this RSVP.

YOU SAID “RESEARCH”?

Yep! Because Nostagain is a student-led collective, our working team consists of budding researchers or artists in their respective fields.

But above all, nostalgia makes up a large part of who we are, what we do, and how we see the world.

Chodkowski, R., Srirachanikorn, R., Harrisson, A., Pasborg, D., & Ali, M. S. (2025). Designing for meaning uniting creative and scholastic research through collective practices in event design. International Journal on Stereo & Immersive Media, 9(1), 80-103. https://doi.org/10.60543/ijsim.v9i1.9383

Srirachanikorn, R. (2025). Seeing new things with the old future: negotiating frutiger aero’s nostalgia on YouTube. Musical Retrofuturism 3.0 Symposium. August 29.

Chodkowski, R. (2025). I miss the old future: frutiger aero, YouTube visual playlists, and generative nostalgia. Music and the Moving Image (MaMI) Conference. New York University, June 1.

Join our open meeting on Monday 15 September at 3pm (EST) with this RSVP.

Contact Information

Derek Pasborg, Event Communications
Richy Srirachanikorn, Network Organization

nostagain@gmail.com

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Released: September 10th, 2025
Updated: September 10th, 2025