Douglas Coupland and the Art of the ‘Extreme Present’FREE virtual conference – 23-24 April 2021Dougl
Douglas Coupland and the Art of the ‘Extreme Present’FREE virtual conference – 23-24 April 2021Douglas Coupland’s oeuvre is inherently concerned with what it means to be living in our ‘extreme present’. Marking the 30th anniversary of the publication of Coupland’s first novel, Generation X, this online international conference – the first on Coupland’s work – seeks to explore the richness of Coupland’s engagement with contemporary life across writings and visual culture.The conference will feature a mix of pre-circulated and live content. Highlights include an exclusive interview with Douglas Coupland; keynotes by writer and curator Shumon Basar; writer, editor, art historian, and curator Victoria Camblin; Professor of English Literature Bran Nicol (University of Surrey); an interview with with contemporary artist, writer, and speaker Makoto Fujimura; and a writers’ panel discussion on Coupland’s work hosted by Image Journal.GET YOUR FREE TICKEThttps://douglascouplandconference.wordpress.com/ -- source link
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