This fall, Wilkinson College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences welcomed Dr. Kyle Longley as the new director of the MA in War and Society program. Dr. Longley has amassed a long and impressive list of scholarship that engages conversations across disciplines and within history as he combines military, diplomatic, and social history (race, class,
Reverend William J. Barber has hope for the future of American democracy, and little tolerance for defeatism, or for the news media that fuels it. “We have got to stop excusing language that creates desperation,” said Barber. “[The media] talks about the 61 million people that voted for Trump, but they don’t talk about the
Movie theatres across the nation will join in a Nov. 10 Fathom Events and Brainstorm Media screening of “Recon,” a World War II drama based on “Peace,” a 2008 novel by Richard Bausch, a professor in Chapman University’s MFA in creative writing program. Among the theatres in the Veterans Day eve screening is one just up
I’m passionate about undergraduate research because I’ve seen firsthand how it transforms lives. Just as important, I’ve seen how young scholars greatly contribute to successful research projects. The influence of students was central when my co-PI partners Christopher Bader, Edward Day and I first developed the Chapman University Survey of American Fears, an in-depth examination
What is “space archeology”? Dr. Justin Walsh (Chapman University, Associate Professor of Art) and Dr. Alice Gorman (Flinders University, Australia) are pioneering a new sub-field by extending a traditionally earth-bound discipline to space. “Our insights will help mission planners and spacecraft designers understand how to improve habitats so that they promote a healthy social life
Pilar Valenzuela’s field work in Peru is usually about documenting indigenous languages among people she has worked with since her graduate school days. But now, in the era of COVID-19, she’s working just as hard to save their lives. “How can you do this sophisticated research when people are dying?” Valenzuela says. Through the documentation
“We have much to ponder regarding our own understanding–our understanding of neurodiversity, the professional art world, and, of course, the economics of living in a major US city without built in support systems.” – English Professor Jan Osborn. In a Beat, written and directed by Natasha Mynhier, is a compelling insight to the life
The Escalette Collection of Art is excited to announce a new series of Zoom virtual backgrounds. Download any of the backgrounds below to combat Zoom fatigue and add some inspiration to your next meeting! These Zoom backgrounds are also available for download on our website (chapman.edu/escalette). We will continue to add more background options, so
Rachel Kinnard teaches Fashion: Culture and Industry, one of the variations of CCI 304 Creative and Cultural Industries in Practice, and recently she’s also been working on a project called the Fashion and Race Database with the founder of the project, Kimberly Jenkins, professor of Fashion Studies at Ryerson University in Toronto. The Fashion and
On Monday, October 5, 2020, some students, faculty, and staff will be allowed on the Chapman campus for the first time in over six months. However, there will be guidelines and rules to follow, all communicated by new signage on campus. Wilkinson College Professor Claudine Jaenichen (Department of Art), who studies how people process information