The heart of our mission is to cultivate a living network of artists, emerging and established scholars, and creators around the generative potentials of nostalgia.
By subscribing to our mailing list, you will be notified of the network’s official events and broadcasts of the satellite projects from our members.
Becoming a Member of the Network
Each year, our annually hosted symposium and research-creation showcase reviews and accepts works on nostalgia by individuals and groups across Quebec, wider North America, and internationally.
Upon acceptance and the presentation of their work, the nostalgic individual will automatically be inducted as a member of the NOSTAGAIN NETWORK!
Look out for our annual CfPs on our Events page.
Benefits of Being a Network Member
NOSTAGAIN Network members are guaranteed:
- The opportunity to sit on our organizing committees for future official events, publication issues, and research-creation showcases of the network.
- Abilities to propose and facilitate their own NOSTAGAIN NETWORK satellite event at their home institution or place of current stay, receiving support and promotion from the network wherever needed and possible.
- Be invited to attend and participate in the NOSTAGAIN NETWORK yearly events – symposium, publication issues, interviews, local meetups
- Be considered as a Keynote or nostalgia specialist for the network’s official events and in recommendation to other member’s calls for participation
- The broadcasting of their projects, work, and research through our official communication platforms (LinkedIn, Instagram, X, the website, mailing list)
Institutional Support and Collaborations
NOSTAGAIN NETWORK Members
North America
| Name | Affiliation | Nostalgic Interests | Event Joined |
| M Shahrom Ali | Concordia University, QC | Ludosis, Self-determined learning | Founding Member |
| M Bethancourt | Concordia University, QC | “Notsalgia”, Making the ordinary weird | The LOSTGAIN Symposium 2023 |
| Poki Chan | Concordia University, QC | Interactive memories and player input | Founding Member |
| Rowena Chodkowski | Concordia University, QC | Stable Diffusions, Vaporwave culture | Founding Member |
| Anash Croker | Columbia University, NY | Irish history, Queer, Indie Games, Erasure | The LOSTGAIN Symposium 2023 |
| Alex Custodio | Concordia University, QC | Gameboy, forgotten game console histories | The LOSTGAIN Symposium 2023 |
| Nathan Ferguson | Concordia University, QC | The Third Space | The LOSTGAIN Symposium 2023 |
| Dany Guay-Bélanger | Université de Montréal, QC | Oral History and Video Games, Let’s Plays | The LOSTGAIN Symposium 2023 |
| Annie Harrisson | Concordia University, QC | Nostalgia and Community Play | Founding Member |
| Dr. Pauline Hoebanx | Concordia University, QC | History of the Internet | The LOSTGAIN Symposium 2023 |
| Michael Iantorno | Concordia University, QC | Video Game Afterlife, Gameboys, Solar | The LOSTGAIN Symposium 2023 |
| Jean Ketterling | Carleton University, ON | Queer Utopia, Pornography, Play | The LOSTGAIN Symposium 2023 |
| Leo Morales | Concordia University, QC | Mythology, Magic, Art creation, Blender | Founding Member |
| Dr. Katharina Niemeyer | Université du Québec à Montréal, QC | Old media, Politics of Nostalgia, Critical media Perspectives | The LOSTGAIN Symposium 2023 |
| Derek Pasborg | Concordia University, QC | Affect, Nostalgia in Video Games | Founding Member |
| Elena Rowan | Concordia University, QC | Personal Archive, Digital Materials | The LOSTGAIN Symposium 2023 |
| Swarm | Concordia University, QC | Media archeology, Cosmology, Time Punk | The LOSTGAIN Symposium 2023 |
| Richy Srirachanikorn | Concordia University, QC | Uses of Nostalgia for understanding social pain and loneliness | Founding Member |
| Cristian Zaelzer | McGill University | Neuroscience of Creativity, Research-creation | The Spaces we Lost, and Nostalgia Recalled |
South America
| Name | Affiliation | Nostalgic Interests | Event Joined |
| Juan Miceli | La Universidad Nacional de Tres de Febrero, ARGENTINA | VHS, Worldly Materials, Ceramics | The LOSTGAIN Symposium 2023 |
Europe
Coming soon…
Asia
Coming soon…
Oceania
Coming soon…
Inquiries
For requests to collaborate, have promoted your event, or become a network member outside of these conditions, please direct your request to:
projectlostagain [at] gmail [dot] com
and write to:
Derek Pasborg – Communications
Richy Srirachanikorn – Outreach
THENOSTAGAINNETWORK
Released November 6th, 2023
Last updated: November 7th, 2023