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Guggenheim Gallery Presents Demolition Woman

September 18, 2013 by Laura Silva | News

The Guggenheim Gallery at Chapman University is pleased to present Demolition Woman, an exhibition curated by Young Chung, Monday, September 23 to Friday, October 25, 2013. The exhibition assembles an intergenerational sisterhood of artists whose projects re-envision our shared habitat through inflections of difference. Utilizing a symbolic stratagem that undergoes both physical and contextual transformations, Demolition Woman dismantles shoddy infrastructures of knowledge and social order by regenerating

Bluestockings Bookclub Meeting – Sept. 27

September 18, 2013 by Laura Silva | News

The Bluestockings Bookclub invites you to discuss the book of essays, Colonize This!: Young Women of Color on Today’s Feminism, Friday, September 27, 2013, 1-2 p.m. in Leatherby Libraries, Room 420. If you haven not read the book, a copy of it is on reserve at the Leatherby Libraries. Check the library’s catalog for availability

Screening of Schindler’s List – Sept. 24

September 17, 2013 by Laura Silva | News

The Rodgers Center for Holocaust Education invites you to a free screening of Schindler’s List, Tuesday, September 24, 2013 at 6:30 p.m. in the Sandhu Conference Center D. Dr. Marilyn Harran, Professor of History and Religious Studies and Director of The Rodgers Center for Holocaust Education will introduce the film. Watch the trailer here …

Tabula Poetica Presents, Sholeh Wolpé – Sept. 24

September 17, 2013 by Laura Silva | News

Tabula Poetica continues it’s Poetry Reading Series on Tuesday, September 24, 2013 with Sholeh Wolpé, author of Keeping Time with Blue Hyacinths. Wolpe’s talk, “Crimes of Passion-Murder on the Translation Express” will begin at 2:30 p.m. in the Wilkinson Chapel, Fish Interfaith Center, followed by a poetry reading at 7 p.m. in the Henley Reading

Engendering Emotion?: The Devotional Theology of an 8th Century Hindu Woman Poet-Mystic

September 16, 2013 by Laura Silva | News

The Religious Studies Department invites you to this Fall’s Huntington Lecture, “Engendering Emotion?: The Devotional Theology of an 8th Century Hindu Woman Poet-Mystic,” on Monday, September 23, 2013 at 7 p.m. in the Wallace All Faiths Chapel. Professor of Comparative Religion and Philosophy, Chakravarthi Ram-Prasad, of Lancaster University, UK will be lecturing on the popular

Reina Woods ’12, a recent Creative Writing graduate, tells her story

September 12, 2013 by Laura Silva | News

Reina Woods ’12, a recent Creative Writing graduate, tells her story and her experience at Chapman University. After graduating, Reina moved to Los Angeles and keeps her self busy by working on a pilot along with her YouTube channel. She has also written an award-winning script as well as working as a writer and correspondent

Outside The Lines Coloring Book

September 11, 2013 by Laura Silva | News

Assistant Art Professor Lia Halloran is one of 100 contemporary artist, designers, illustrators, photographers and musicians to lend her talents to a new coloring book for people of all ages, titled, Outside the Lines . The floppy-paged coloring book features line drawings from many amazing and prolific artists – an idea created by artist Souris

Brown Bag Discussion with Joel Kotkin – Sept. 16

September 11, 2013 by Laura Silva | News

Wilkinson College of Humanities and Social Sciences invites you to attend a brown bag discussion with Joel Kotkin, Professor of Urban Development, Author and Chapman University Presidential Fellow, on Monday, September 16, 2013 at 12 p.m. in the Smith Hall Conference Room (1st Floor). Kotkin will discuss his recent research and exciting projects happenings at

Grand Canyon photo reminds professor of soulful, challenging journey

September 9, 2013 by Laura Silva | News

If you find yourself on the second floor of Wilkinson Hall, walk down to Room 228. There are saints and goddesses there. The goddess figurines and portraits of the striking Hindu saint Mirabai are all part of the collection of artifacts and mementoes belonging to Nancy Martin, Ph.D., associate professor and chair of the Department

Celebrated Authors’ Short Stories Brought to Life by Film and Television Celebrities & Chapman Students

September 6, 2013 by Laura Silva | News

WordTheatre’s fall series at Chapman University brings America’s finest short story writers to Orange for celebrity and student performances. On Monday, September 16, actors Lesley Nicol (Mrs. Patmore on Downton Abbey) and Cassidy Freeman (Longmire, Smallville) will read stories by North Carolina-based writer Jill McCorkle, who will be present, in a special free event introducing