THE NOSTAGAIN NETWORK

Exploring Generative Nostalgia Since 2022

Events

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  • 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…

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  • Time in a Bottle Program 2024 – Line-up & Tickets!

    Time in a Bottle Program 2024 – Line-up & Tickets!

    The NOSTAGAIN NETWORK proudly presents 23 artists, students, and scholars from North America, Europe, and Asia for our Time in a Bottle Symposium! Get LIMITED (x25) in-person tickets here.Get your virtual tickets here. Tickets EVENTBRITE: Tickets Here (25 seats) ONLINE ZOOM: Tickets Here (Unlimited) FAQs Contact Information Derek Pasborg – CommunicationsRichy Srirachanikorn – Outreach projectlostagain@gmail.com…

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  • [TICKETS] Time in Bottle

    [TICKETS] Time in Bottle

    EVENTBRITE: Tickets Here (25 seats) ONLINE ZOOM: Tickets Here (Unlimited)

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  • CfP: Time in a Bottle

    CfP: Time in a Bottle

    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.…

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  • 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…

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  • Defining “LOSTAGAIN”

    Defining “LOSTAGAIN”

    “One is nostalgic not for the past the way it was, but for the past the way it could have been.”  This line from Svetlana Boym’s The Future of Nostalgia (2001) was what inspired Master’s student of Sociology, Richy Srirachanikorn [student member, Concordia] from the Technoculture, Arts and Games (TAG) Research Centre to question our use our digital tools…

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  • LOSTAGAIN Symposium 2023 on Digital Nostalgia

    LOSTAGAIN Symposium 2023 on Digital Nostalgia

    Last year at the Milieux Institute, the Nostagain Network was founded at the Technoculture, Art and Games (TAG) research lab by 6 students. After successfully applying for funding, they received support from the Dean’s Special Initiative Award and from the Hexagram Research Network.  With this support, the Nostagain Network proudly launched a call for presentations…

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  • 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…

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