Category: Network Events
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Frames of Reference 2026
In 2026, our symposium was set on Friday 13th February at the 4TH SPACE, Concordia University. Alongside 12 panelists and 10 artists, we offered: All symposium presenters and artists are listed on our Network page. Symposium Line-Up We proudly present the line-up for FRAMES OF REFERENCE 2026: Posters designed by Richy Srirachanikorn and Zo Kopyna.…
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WORKSHOP: Weaving Stories of Home
What does ‘home’ really feel like…? Come explore this question on a snowy day (hot chocolate provided!), learn to weave burlap with textiles experts, and find a material home for your nostalgia! Workshop Description “Weaving Stories of Home” is a one-day workshop exploring how our nostalgia for home is generative. Basically, can we unweave our memories and…
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CfP: Frames of Reference 2026
SUBMISSIONS ARE NOW UNDER REVIEW.Our decision emails will be sent out between the 21st – 23rd January. Mirror, mirror on the wall… what does my nostalgia really mean at all? Posters designed by Ryu Pinveha. For the fourth edition of the Nostagain symposium, we welcome researchers—from students to full professors—and artists (of all kinds) to…
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PLONGER DANS LA NOSTALGIE / SPRING INTO NOSTALGIA!
NOTE: this is a NOSTAGAIN affiliated event. Our main events are the annual symposia every February. To contact the organizers of this event (Collectif Nostalgia Conco x UQAM), please write to nostalgia.conco.uqam@gmail.com In collaboration with students from the CELAT-UQAM and the mxlab at the L’Université du Québec à Montréal, two of our NOSTAGAIN members are…
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PRECONFERENCE SHOWCASE 2025
One day before the Love & Loss symposium, we will release a prerecorded panel featuring ideas we LOVED too much to LOSE… stay tuned for the 13th February! PRECONFERENCE LINE-UP When we think about the functions that nostalgia for communism has in contemporary media, a set of these stares one in the face. I argue…
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Love & Loss 2025
In 2025, our symposium was set on Friday 14th February at the 4TH SPACE, Concordia University. That year, we offered: All symposium presenters and artists are listed on our Network page. Symposium Line-Up We proudly present the line-up for LOVE & LOSS 2025: Posters designed by Richy Srirachanikorn. Acknowledgements The “Love & Loss” 2025 symposium…
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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 4 topics of interest. With Generous Support From Topics of Interest The experience of losing something we love Continuing to love…
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Time in a Bottle 2024
In 2024, our symposium was set on Friday 2nd February at the 4TH SPACE, Concordia University. During this event, we offered: All symposium presenters and artists are listed on our Network page. Symposium Line-Up We proudly present the line-up for TIME IN A BOTTLE 2024: Richy Srirachanikorn opened with a talk on Time Capsules; how…
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CfP: Time in a Bottle 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. Time in a Bottle | Jim Croce (1973) As we emerge from a global period of great loss, sacrifice, and patience into a “new normal”…
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WORKSHOP: The Spaces We Lost, and Nostalgia Recalled
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…