The figure of the cycle – both technical and aesthetic – functions as an entry point for  thinking about cultural and political significance of cyclicality, circularity and recursivity in contemporary media as well as media history. What broader cultural concerns are expressed through circular and recursive imagery? How are cyclical figures being re-evaluated, transvaluated perhaps, in this recent deluge of cyclical imaginaries? The Autumn 2023 issue of NECSUS is characterized by a thematic focus on circularity and recursivity and includes feature articles, an interview, exhibition, book and film festival reviews and two data papers.