Date & time
Friday, February 13, 2026
10 a.m. – 6 p.m.
10 a.m. – 6 p.m.
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Frames of Reference
Sensing Nostalgia Differently with Research and Creation
Cost
This event is free.
Organization
Where
J.W. McConnell Building
1400 De Maisonneuve Blvd. W.
4TH SPACE
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How does memory, or even a mass-produced object, "turn" into a thing of nostalgia? We tend to draw this conclusion from, while contributing to, a frame of reference for how the past was experienced.
The NOSTAGAIN NETWORK presents "Frames of Reference", a day-long symposium and research creation showcase featuring works by students, scholars, and artists!
How can you participate? Join us in person by registering on Eventbrite or online by registering for the Zoom Meeting or watching live on YouTube.
Have questions? Send them to info.4@concordia.ca
See the full schedule below:
| Schedule | |
|---|---|
| 10:00am - 10:05am | Welcome Intro with Richy Srirachanikorn and Derek Pasborg |
| 10:05am - 10:35am | Of Painted Worlds and Those Who Come After: Belle Epoque and Orientalism in Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 with Dr. Sarah Ganzon |
| 10:35am - 10:45am | Coffee Break |
| 10:45am - 11:45am | NOSTALGIA IN THE SHADOWS Between Obsolete Interfaces & Lost Futures: Retrofuturism, Internet Aesthetics, and Contemporary Grieving (Raquel Luaces) Horror Pleni: rhizomatic hauntings from the video game versions of the Kowloon Walled City (Diego Barroso) Attuning to Wind, unsettling listening (Dr. Treva Legassie) |
| 11:45am - 11:55am | Break |
| 11:55am - 12:55pm | NOSTALGIA: THE SIXTH SENSE? Remembering through motion: sensory nostalgia and lost futures in ultracycling (Dr. Tom Van Hout) Chronotypes of Nostalgia (Diego Barajas Riaño) Notes of Nostalgia: The framing of scent, memory, and meaning-making in contemporary fragrance marketing (Leo Litke) |
| 1:00pm - 1:30pm | Lunch Break |
| 1:30pm - 2:30pm | NOSTALGIA IS WHERE YOU MAKE IT Imagining my parent's country: nostalgia and memory within Moroccan family homes (Mouna Douab) Inhabiiting nostalgia: home movies and the archaeology of the intimate in Palestinian diasporic cinema (Kenza Mellouki) Nostalgia, Escape, and Empire in Chia Amisola's A Bedroom in Las Piñas (2023) (Alice Deng) |
| 2:30pm - 3:30pm | RESEARCH CREATION EXPO Parallel Memories (Marie Khediguian) Soft-Excavation (Di-Kilala) (Melanie Garcia) The View From This Side (Emilie Kvist) (Family) Trees Don't Grow This Far North (Killaq Enuaraq-Strauss) Nostalgia Sent (Vanessa Hauguel) Soft to Touch (Alexey Lazarev) Plastic Archipelago (Alex Côté Hallée) Cold Comfort, Warm Grief (Elliot Stocking) Endless Winters (Dr. Michael Iantorno) Work "in situ" (Vanessa Randall) |
| 3:20pm - 3:30pm | Break |
| 3:30pm - 4:30pm | NOSTALGIA TOYS WITH TIME My Poptropica: Personal growth through a video game from childhood to adulthood (Thomas Tam) Worm on a String: Continued Cultural Icon (Zo Kopyna) "Sounds exactly like what my childhood felt": Considering "Aquatic Ambiance" and Social Media Nostalgia (Dr. Myles Ethan Lascity) |
| 4:30pm - 4:40pm | Coffee Break |
| 4:40pm - 5:00pm | FINAL PERFORMANCE Unearthing Heaven: Ritual as Healing (Nyambura M. Waruingi) |
| 5:00pm - 5:10pm | A Goodbye |
| 5:10pm - 6pm | Expo Exploration and Networking |
About
The NOSTAGAIN NETWORK was founded at the Technoculture, Art and Games (TAG) Research Centre of the Milieux Institute at Concordia University in 2022.
"Frames of Reference" is generously sponsored by the Concordia Council on Student Life.
This event is also supported by 4TH SPACE and the Technoculture Art and Games (TAG) Research Center at the Milieux Institute.
