New study will allow the Shipibo-Konibo people to officially register with traditional proper names
It has been estimated that up to 45% of Peru’s ca. 33 million people is Amerindian. Almost 50 different indigenous groups, speaking their own languages, inhabit the country’s Andean and Amazonian regions. Until recently it was almost impossible for Native parents to officially register their children using proper names in their own languages, either because
So you’re in an MFA program–now what?
A Foot in the MFA Door: On Inspiration by Ashley Teller In my first semester in the MFA in Creative Writing program, I learned a great deal about the art and business of being a writer, especially in the Aspects of a Writer class that all the incoming students take together. It is not all that it
Graduation 2019
Graduating Class of 2019! The Chapman Commencement weekend will be one you’ll remember for years to come. We’re excited to have all Chapman graduating students together on Wilson Field at Closing Convocation on Friday, May 17, 2019 at 7 pm. Closing Convocation will honor your achievements and celebrate the work you’ve done in your time
So you're in an MFA program--now what?
To Every New Writer: There will probably be a voice in your head that tells you that you do not belong here. Do not listen to it. You belong here just as much as everyone else who’s here. Being in an MFA program sometimes seems like an impossible task to me, and being in an
So you're in an MFA program--now what?
When someone tells me that they are a writer, I am never sure what that means without more context. Is it storytelling? Journalism? Blogging? Food and travel reviews? Screenwriting? Stage plays? Ghost writing? Poetry? Experimental? Literary criticism? The style, the voice, the expectations, and the ways one can achieve “success” are different across these professional
Bensussen Distinguished Lecture in Arts
The Bensussen Distinguished Lecture in Arts presents Maria Elena Buszek on Monday, March 25 at 7 p.m. in Argyros Forum 209 ABC. This is free and open to the public. ABOUT THE SPEAKER: Maria Elena Buszek, Ph.D., is a scholar, critic, curator, and Associate Professor of Art History at the University of Colorado Denver, where
Creativity and Culture: CCI in Conversation Series
You’re invited to a film screening of Ghost Dance (a 1983 film) followed by a Q&A with the film’s director Ken McMullen, on Friday, March 1, 2019, 1-4 p.m. in the Folino Theatre, Marion Knott Studios, hosted by CCI (Creative and Cultural Industries) and Wilkinson College. The screening commences at 1 p.m., followed by a
I Just Want to be a White Girl
The Guggenheim Gallery presents, I Just Want to be a White Girl, January 28 – March 10, 2019 in the Guggenheim Gallery at Chapman University by Politically Private, the interplay of personal identity and public performance – Monday – Friday, 12 p.m. – 5 p.m. and Saturday, 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. (closed on Sundays).
2019 Literary Arts Reading Series
Please join us for the 2019 Literary Arts Reading Series, featuring authors, Enrico Deaglio (Feb. 11), Francesco Spagnolo (March 11), Susan Suleiman (Mar. 25), Christophe Boltanski (Apr. 22), and Chuck Fishman (Apr. 29). All readings are in Beckman Hall 404 at 5 p.m. and these events are free and open to the public. ABOUT FOWLES CENTER
Free Creative Writing Workshop
Nationally acclaimed author Richard Bausch accepting applications until February 1, 2019 for his seventh annual Chapman University fiction writing workshop. SUBMIT TODAY! A free workshop is open to non-Chapman members of the community, who will be selected via manuscript submission. Chapman University Writing Workshop is ready to launch for the sixth year. This free writing