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Never Left Art School: A Douglas Coupland profile
A profile of Douglas Coupland, the prolific writer and artist, appears in Montecristo magazine. In 2010, Coupland donated his extensive archives to UBC Library, and accruals have been added since then. Today, the University of British Columbia Library has accumulated over 200 boxes of Coupland’s personal effects: notepads, early drafts and manuscripts, prototypes and moquettes of […]
Unpacking the Douglas Coupland fonds
Artist Douglas Coupland adds to his personal archives at UBC Library’s Rare Books and Special Collections.
Coupland donation profiled in Amphora
An in-depth article on the recent donation of Douglas Coupland’s archives to UBC Library appears in the July 2010 issue of Amphora, the journal of the Alcuin Society. The piece is written by Sarah Romkey, an Archivist with UBC Library’s Rare Books and Special Collections branch. You can view the article here: Amphora155-Coupland
Coupland donation to UBC Library receives generous media coverage
The announcement about the donation of Douglas Coupland’s archives to UBC Library has received extensive media coverage. The story received national coverage in The Globe and Mail. It was also covered by CTV Online, CBC Online and Metro Vancouver. CBC Radio One also interviewed Coupland and Ralph Stanton, Head of Rare Books and Special Collections, and Radio […]
UBC Library welcomes Douglas Coupland Archives
The extensive archives of Douglas Coupland – one of Canada’s most renowned authors, an internationally recognized visual artist and a cultural icon who coined the term “Generation X” – have a new home at UBC Library. Coupland’s archives consist of a vast array of records dating to 1980, including manuscripts, photos, visual art, fan mail, […]
Douglas Coupland speaks at the Learning Centre for Media Studies conference
The upcoming Media Transatlantic conference, which focuses on the topic of media studies, runs from Thursday, April 8 – Saturday, April 10 at the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre. Registration is required for the conference, but all are welcome to attend the keynote address by B.C. writer and artist Douglas Coupland, which takes place at […]