“Oskar Schindler: The Untold Account of His Life, Wartime Activities, and the True Story Behind the List” (David Crowe)
The first scenes of Steven Spielberg’s Schindler’s List (1993) show a man lay out his fine clothing, carefully select a tie, and embellish his suit with a Nazi Party lapel pin. The viewer soon discovers that this is Oskar Schindler, not only a Nazi but an opportunist, a businessman with questionable ethics, and a notorious
Oskar Schindler, Raphael Lemkin, and the Question of Genocide: The Trial of Amon Goeth
In this groundbreaking lecture on Tuesday, October 1, 2013 (7 p.m., Wallace All Faiths Chapel), Professor David Crowe explores the intersection among Oskar Schindler, a Nazi Party member who became a rescuer; Raphael Lemkin, a Jewish émigré lawyer from Poland who worked tirelessly to promote the concept of genocide; and Amon Goeth, the sadistic Nazi
Art Alumni Spotlight: Naomi (Coe) Alon ’05
Despite launching her design career during tough economic times, Naomi (Coe) Alon, BFA art ’05, persevered and is now co-owner of design firm Little Crown Interiors . With her business partner, Gerri Panebianco, Naomi designs nurseries and children’s rooms for clients in Southern California (including many celebrities). In this Alumni Spotlight, Naomi shares her story, offers some
Editor-in-Residence Program
Through the Editor-in-Residence program, journalism students work with Orange County Register staff members to report, write, photograph and shoot video for publication on the Register website and in its daily and community newspapers. Dennis Foley, veteran journalism professor; Register editor; and coordinator of newsroom internships, recruitment and training programs, is Chapman’s Editor-in-Residence. Since the program’s inception
Former Panther Editor-in-Chief Working for NPR
Chapman Alumni Mary Plummer (’10, B.A. In English and journalism), former Editor-in-Chief of the Panther, is currently a reporter on NPR’s KPCC education team, having served as an associate producer for KPCC’s “Take Two” and “The Madeleine Brand Show.” Plummer began her career in broadcast at ABC News in London, where she worked on TV
Are You Talking To Me?
Chapman Photographic Imaging Professor, Juliana Paciulli, opens her latest solo exhibition in Los Angeles, Are You Talking to Me?. Combining video, photography, and photographic textiles. Paciulli creates an enveloping narrative that re-visits adolescence and the search for individuality through the relative and familiar means of mass media, showing now through Saturday, October 12, 2013. About the
Are We Being Consumed By Brands?
Chapman’s Graphic Design Program presents the Inaugural Design Symposium, “Are We Being Consumed by Brands?” Wednesday, September 25, 2013. A panel of experts, who include, Greg Nugent and Armin Vit, will discuss and debate today’s hot topics on branding. The panel will begin at 7 p.m. in Argyros Forum, Room 209 A,B,C, followed by a
Faculty Forum Kicks Off with Dr. Jennifer Waldeck
The Faculty Research and Development Council in association with the Institute for Excellence in Teaching is pleased to bring you the first of the fall 2013 Faculty Forum Lecture Series with Dr. Jennifer Waldeck, Associate Professor of Communication Studies, presenting “Classroom Management for a New Era: Strategies and New Directions for Instructional Leadership,” Monday, September
Guggenheim Gallery Presents Demolition Woman
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
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