Art Students in Italy for January Class
Liliana Leopardi and Eric Chimenti took their art students on a travel course to Italy called, Rethinking Renaissance Visual Culture. They studied in Florence, Sienna, Venice and Rome. Check out their blog for beautiful photos from all over Italy and read about what they and learned.
FACULTY NEWS: 2011 CCCC Braddock Award awarded to Anne-Marie Pedersen
Anne-Marie Pedersen, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, English, recently won a prestigious award from the Conference on College Composition and Communication, the 2011 CCCC Braddock Award for your article, “Negotiating Cultural Identities Through Language: Academic English in Jordan” which appeared in the December 2010 issue of College Composition and Communication. The Braddock award for this year will
Giczy ('09) presented with the first Raymond J. Cunningham Prize for research paper
Hailey Giczy (’09) and Associate Professor of History Lee Estes flew to Boston and the Annual American Historical Association Conference, together with Hailey’s mom, on Thursday, January 6th. Friday morning everyone woke early for a behind the scenes tour of the 1795 Charles Bullfinch Massachusetts State House just off the Boston Commons. The tour was led
Dr. Logan Esdale presented a paper at MLA Conference
Logan Esdale, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, English, recently presented a paper at the annual MLA Conference, which this year was held in Los Angeles. The paper, “The Bervin Fascicles,” was part of panel on contemporary re-imaginings of Emily Dickinson’s writing. As well, last fall he published two book reviews, one on Reading Emily Dickinson’s Letters: Critical Essays, edited by Jane
Breakdown, curated by Julie Schustack, Jan. 24-Feb. 24
Breakdown is an exhibition of sculpture by artists working in a variety of traditional & non traditional materials including balloon, synthetic hair & tomatoes. Some of the work suggests the literal disintegration of the object while other pieces challenge the conventions of sculpture. Opening Reception: February 8th, 5:30pm-8pm. For more information, call 714.997.6729. Art Department
American Indian Technology with Paul Apodaca, Jan. 15
Paul Apodaca (Navajo/Mixton), Ph.D., will discuss the technological developments of American Indians across two continents as well as how the use of American Indian resources during the Industrial and Scientific Ages changed the world. Dr. Apodaca’s lecture will give insights into the development of the technologies, perspectives, and material culture that contributed to the Space
President Obama Chats with a Group in Falls Church, VA including Chapman Alum
Chapman University, Wilkinson College Political Science alum Nadar Baroukh (’04,’05) was elected mayor of Falls Church, VA. (see story here) in July 2010. As part of his new job responsibilities, Mayor Baroukh was invited to President Barack Obama’s backyard discussion on the Patient’s Bill of Rights on September 22, 2010. During his talk, President Obama observed that he and Mayor
A politically correct Huck Finn? Chapman scholars weigh in
News of a plan to publish a sanitized version of Mark Twain’s classic novel The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn has launched a heated debate across the country, just the sort of thing the sardonic bard himself might have enjoyed.“I think Mark Twain would love this,” says Lynda Hall, Ph.D., assistant professor, Department of English, Wilkinson
John Fowles Center 2011 Literary Forum
The John Fowles Center for Creative Writing promotes and advances the discipline of creative writing in all its aspects: fiction, poetry, drama, creative nonfiction and screenwriting. For fourteen years the center has invited international writers to Chapman as: Nobel Laureate, Wole Soyinka, Salman Rushdie, Maxine Hong Kingston among others. Below is a list of the
The Panther Newspaper Spring Kickoff, Feb. 16
The Panther Newspaper will kickoff Spring Semester with DJ music by Chapman Radio and a virtual scavenger hunt with the launch of a new website. Date: Wednesday, February 16Time: 12 PM Location: Atallah Piazza Contact: The Panther newspaperPhone: (714) 997-6870