THE NOSTAGAIN NETWORK

Exploring Generative Nostalgia Since 2022

Category: CfP/Announcements

  • CfP: Love and Loss 2025

    CfP: Love and Loss 2025

    Near… Far… Wherever You Are… We invite you to the third symposium by THENOSTAGAINNETWORK called “LOVE & LOSS”. Paper presentations, performances, and research creation are welcome on the topic of nostalgia that engages/builds on the following prompts: With Generous Support From Topics of Interest The experience of losing something we love Continuing to love something…

  • Call for Positions – Network Committee

    Call for Positions – Network Committee

    We are looking for additional members to the organizing committee, which organizes an annual symposium every February. The anticipated time commitment is 1-3 hours per week. Our meetings are typically remote/hybrid. The work of the committee begins in September and continues until early February after our symposium. During other parts of the year, we work…

  • CfP: Time in a Bottle 2024

    CfP: Time in a Bottle 2024

    The CfP has now closed and the organizing committee are currently reviewing all submissions. Please wait for a confirmation email by the 12th January, 2024. If I could save time in a bottle, the first thing that I’d like to do… is to save everyday ‘til eternity passes away just to spend them with you.…

  • The Spaces We Lost, and Nostalgia Recalled: A Workshop with Dr. Cristian Zaelzer

    The Spaces We Lost, and Nostalgia Recalled: A Workshop with Dr. Cristian Zaelzer

    We collaborated with McGill-Concordia neuroscientist-artist Dr. Cristian Zaelzer, who led a research creation event involving members of the university and the public. Set also on a weekend, the March 18th event spanned from 1:00pm to 6:00pm; ending 2 hours after its original closing time. A total of 8 participants attended the research creation space, creating…

  • Welcome to The Nostagain Network!

    Welcome to The Nostagain Network!

    Welcome to THE NOSTAGAIN NETWORK — the first student-led interdisciplinary research collective in North America critically honed in on the generative potential and uses of nostalgia. Mission Statement Our approach to nostalgia is not one of passive study and speculation, but an active use of it within our annually hosted academic forums, public-facing research creation…