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The Involuntary Preservation of Media Heritage Through Irony and Nostalgia

The Involuntary Preservation of Media Heritage Through Irony and Nostalgia

As a 90s child, I often find myself fondly remembering the sound of the iMac G3 booting up or how emphatic the local video rental clerk was about rewinding video tapes before returning them. Recently, while keeping an eye...
By Anissa Jousset on 09/15/15 1

Jeff Ubois and Wishful Thinking: Thoughts on Cultural Institutions and Archival

Jeff Ubois, of archival.tv, gave the last talk of the Economies of Commons 2 conference at De Balie, Amsterdam and presented his...
By Catalina Iorga on 11/14/10 Comments Off on Jeff Ubois and Wishful Thinking: Thoughts on Cultural Institutions and Archival

Review of Inherent Vice: Bootleg Histories of Videotape and Copyright – Lucas Hilderbrand

In his latest book: Inherent Vice: Bootleg Histories of Videotape (2009) Lucas Hilderbrand explores the analog past of video nostalgically, and shows its importance and relevance to (new) media studies. Hilderbrand mainly focuses on the aesthetic, cultural and legal...
By Marc Stumpel on 09/13/09 Comments Off on Review of Inherent Vice: Bootleg Histories of Videotape and Copyright – Lucas Hilderbrand