Bensussen Art Lecture Series Presents Jason Felch, Nov. 2
Wilkinson College and the Department of Art presents LA Times Reporter Jason Felch for the Bensussen Art Lecture Series on Wednesday, November 2, 2011 at 7 p.m. in Kennedy Hall, Room 237. Jason Felch is an award winning investigative reporter, who graduated from the University of California at Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism, Felch’s stories
Beyond Glittering Adornment
One of Chapman University’s art faculty, Dr. Leopardi, is presenting a paper at the Annual Meeting of the Art Historians of Southern California Association. In Leopardi’s “Beyond Glittering Adornment: The Occult Magical Virtue of Engraved Gems in Sixteenth Century Italy,” she discusses the magic and apothropaic function behind the beauty of precious stones in Renaissance portraits.Presentation
Languages Professor, Pilar Valenzuela, Presents New Book
Dr. Pilar Valenzuela (Associate Professor in the Department of Languages) recently participated in the presentation of the book Estudios sobre lenguas andinas y amazónicas. Homenaje a Rodolfo Cerrón-Palomino, which she co-edited with colleagues from Leiden University and the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru. The book, which contains 21 articles dealing with various topics on Andean
New Course for Chapman Students
A new course will be available for Chapman students that offers hands-on practice teaching 9th and 10th graders and allow students to acquire professional experience while earning college credit simultaneously. There is no teaching experience necessary for the course. The objective of the course is to provide a platform for Chapman students to engage in their local community
Wilkinson's Languages Department Wins at Chapman’s 2nd Annual Panther Pumpkin Pageant
Congratulations to the Languages Department! On October 31, 2011, Wilkinson College’s Languages Department entered Chapman’s 2nd Annual Panther Pumpkin Pageant and won the award for Best Chapman Theme. There were multiple entries and the winners were selected by ballot votes in 3 different categories: Most Original Best Chapman Theme Most Humorous The Languages Department re-created Chapman’s
Tabula Poetica, Tom Zoellner, Nov. 8
Chapman University, Wilkinson College of Humanities and Social Sciences and the Department of English would like to invite you to the 2011 Tabula Poetica series event “Are We There Yet?: The Use and Abuse of Place Names for Poetic Effect, on Tuesday, November 8 with Tom Zoellner. Tom Zoellner’s forthcoming book is “A Safeway in Arizona: What the
"A Night With...Abigail and John Adams" Nov. 17
The Wilkinson College ofHumanities and Social Sciences 2011-2012 Series presents, “A Night withAbigail and John Adams.” Abigail and John Adams livedthrough some of the most tumultuous times in American History. Beginning theirmarriage on a Massachusetts farm in British Colonial America, they participatedin the revolution that led to independence, traveled to Europe to advance theinterests of
Bang Exhibition
The Bang Exhibition, located at Yale School of Arts, shows original jokes about The Suburban and The Poor Farm by the artists who have exhibited there. The Suburban and The Poor Farm are artist spaces run by Michelle Grabner and Brad Killam. In many ways the show is a response to the culture of assessment
REMINDER: Post Aesthetic Stress
Next Monday, October 31st at 5:30pm, is the opening reception for a student exhibition in Chapman’s Guggenheim Gallery. Post Aesthetic Stress: BA art showcase featuring work by students Robbie Kociela,Cassandra Kottman, and Jonathan Toto.
Bensussen Art Lecture Series: Jason Felch
Award Winning Los Angeles Times Reporter, Jason Felch, stories shed light on corruption in the art world, the misuse of DNA evidence in courts, fraud in the wake of disasters and other topics. Felch will give a presentation on his book Chasing Aphrodite: The Hunt for Looted Antiquities at the World’s Richest Museum.The talk will