The first faculty lecture at the Town and Gown Lunch at the Forum for Fall 2019 featured Dr. Stephanie Takaragawa’s (Sociology) anthropological research at Disneyland. For over ten years she has taught an interterm class titled “Anthropology of Space and Place,” which uses anthropological theories and methods to critically examine the culture of Disneyland. Dr.
Tiana Taliep is an Archivist for the Sala and Aron Samueli Holocaust Memorial Library and Archive at Chapman University since September 2017. Previously, she worked as a Processing Archivist at the New York Public Library. Tiana earned her B.A. in History from Brooklyn College, and Master’s in Library and Information Science with a certification in
The Border Project continues to examine borders through interdisciplinary perspectives throughout the month of October with musical events and intellectual lectures. The project embarks on a campus-wide interrogation of border issues, particularly those surrounding the U.S.-Mexico border, drawing from the humanities, social sciences, journalism, and visual arts (all housed in Wilkinson College). Take a look
Next month on September 24th, Wilkinson College will be hosting a special discussion about careers within the FBI and United States Department of State. What makes this discussion special is its guests: Vanessa Zenji, Matt Kawecki, and Dominic So—three Foreign Service Officers who are also current graduate students in our MA in War & Society
Where do you do your writing? The library? Your room? When do you write? In the morning with a hot coffee, at night when you finally have some quiet? Do you have a schedule? Pace yourself? Take breaks? If your answers to these questions are anything like my own (wherever and whenever I find the
The 27th annual Southern California Conference for Undergraduate Research (SCCUR) will be held at California State University, San Marcos on Saturday, November 23, 2019.SCCUR is an annual research conference held in Southern California where undergraduate students from ALL disciplines, including the arts, performing arts, sciences, humanities, and social sciences, are invited to present their research
Last week, Dr. Jennifer D. Keene officially stepped into the position of Wilkinson College Dean. “I’m excited to begin, and look forward to working with the faculty and staff to build a bright future for Wilkinson College,” she said. In an email to Wilkinson College faculty and staff, Dr. Keene thanked former Wilkinson College Dean,
Each semester Wilkinson College offers a variety of workshops for graduate students on topics related to academic, personal, and career development. Graduate Students may register for this 0 credit P/NP class through my.chapman.edu. Course number is GUS 530. Here’s a list of workshops coming up. We hope to see you there! Professional Development Tools: Grant
Eight Students Represent Chapman at National Conference The Chapman MA Program in War and Society Studies was well represented at the 86th Annual Meeting of the Society for Military History held in Columbus, Ohio from May 9-12, 2019. The theme of the conference, “Soldiers and Civilians in the Cauldron of War,” allowed Chapman University students
Mark your calendars for Tuesday, April 16th! Chapman University is hosting its annual Pub(lishing) Crawl in the Center for American War Letters in Leatherby Libraries. No, we won’t be drinking our way from O’Hara’s to Chapman Crafted at this year’s pub crawl. Instead, the Pub(lishing) Crawl is a jam-packed event where successful writers talk with