{"id":16220,"date":"2025-05-20T11:01:02","date_gmt":"2025-05-20T18:01:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogschapman.wpenginepowered.com\/wilkinson\/2025\/05\/20\/illuminating-insights-graduate-research-in-arts-humanities-and-social-sciences\/"},"modified":"2026-07-17T22:38:40","modified_gmt":"2026-07-17T22:38:40","slug":"illuminating-insights-graduate-research-in-arts-humanities-and-social-sciences","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/wilkinson\/2025\/05\/20\/illuminating-insights-graduate-research-in-arts-humanities-and-social-sciences\/","title":{"rendered":"Illuminating Insights: Graduate Research in Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>At this year\u2019s Graduate Student Scholars Symposium, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chapman.edu\/wilkinson\/index.aspx\">Wilkinson College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences<\/a> graduate students presented their compelling contributions to their fields. Their work challenged societal norms, uncovered the impact of war on cultural traditions, and explored the intersection of poetry and publication history. This work also deepened our understanding of the past and provided valuable frameworks for shaping the future.<\/p>\n<h3><b>Reimagining the Vampire: From Passing to Perception<\/b><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16221\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16221\" style=\"width: 225px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-16221 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/wilkinson\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2025\/05\/sieberg-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/wilkinson\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2025\/05\/sieberg-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/wilkinson\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2025\/05\/sieberg.jpg 384w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16221\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lauren Sieberg (\u201826 MA English\/MFA Creative Writing)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Lauren Sieberg (\u201826 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chapman.edu\/wilkinson\/graduate-studies\/dual-ma-mfa.aspx\">MA English\/MFA Creative Writing<\/a>) presented her research, <b>\u201cMore Than What [They] Made Us to Be: From Passing to Perception in Victorian and Modern Vampire Media,\u201d<\/b> which takes an innovative approach to the evolution of vampire narratives. Victorian Gothic horror often depicts vampires as creatures struggling to maintain social acceptance until their hidden monstrosity is inevitably revealed. Sieberg contrasts these depictions with modern vampire characters who reclaim their otherness rather than attempting to assimilate. Figures like Ana Lily Amirpour\u2019s skateboarding, chador-wearing Girl (<i>A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night<\/i>) and Jewelle Gomez\u2019s Gilda (The Gilda Stories) assert their presence rather than masking their identity, pushing audiences to reconsider sociopolitical norms. By applying monster theory and scholarship on performativity, Sieberg repositions vampires as symbolic agents of community empowerment and restorative justice, offering a unique lens through which to analyze broader cultural anxieties.<\/p>\n<h3><b>Holidays and Patriotism in World War I America<\/b><\/h3>\n<p>Laura Neis (\u201825 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chapman.edu\/wilkinson\/graduate-studies\/ma-warsociety.aspx\">MA War, Diplomacy and Society<\/a>) presented her research, \u201c<b>The Value of Holidays in World War I America<\/b>,\u201d which examines the transformation of holiday celebrations during wartime. Her analysis of newspaper archives reveals how celebrations of the Fourth of July and Christmas became expressions of patriotism and loyalty to the U.S. government, strengthening morale at home and abroad. Her research also highlights how marginalized groups, including Black and Jewish Americans, navigated this patriotic fervor differently, often resisting mainstream narratives that excluded their perspectives. Emancipation Day became an alternative to the Fourth of July for many Black Americans, while Jewish Americans grappled with the Christian dominance of secularized holiday celebrations. Neis\u2019s study demonstrates how holid<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16222\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16222\" style=\"width: 225px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-16222 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/wilkinson\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2025\/05\/Neis-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/wilkinson\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2025\/05\/Neis-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/wilkinson\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2025\/05\/Neis.jpg 384w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16222\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Laura Neis (\u201825 MA War, Diplomacy and Society)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>ays became political tools, shaping collective war sentiment while reinforcing cultural values that did not always include all Americans.<\/p>\n<h3><b>Investigating Poetry Publication and Selection<\/b><\/h3>\n<p>In a collective research effort, Abbie Berman (\u201826 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chapman.edu\/wilkinson\/graduate-studies\/creative-writing-mfa.aspx\">MFA Creative Writing<\/a>), Sydney Boone (\u201826 MFA Creative Writing), Fletcher Brower\u00a0 (\u201826 MFA Creative Writing), Margaret Garcia\u00a0 (\u201826 MFA Creative Writing), and Cheyenne Herbert\u00a0 (\u201826 MFA Creative Writing) investigated contributor demographics and publication history in <i>The Best American Poetry<\/i> anthology for their project, <b>\u201cWho\u2019s the Best?: Contributor Demographics and Publication History in The Best American Poetry.\u201d<\/b> Their study focused on the 2024 volume, identifying patterns in poet selection based on gender, age, location, education, and original publication history. As MFA students themselves, the researchers are particularly interested in how degrees impact an individual&#8217;s chances of being included in the anthology. Their findings offer insights into the complex relationships between poets, editors, and publishers while establishing a framework for analyzing poetry selection in literary culture. Their work raises important questions about credibility and visibility in the publishing world and provides future researchers with a model for evaluating poetry trends over time.<\/p>\n<h3><b>Expanding the Boundaries of Research<\/b><\/h3>\n<p>These projects exemplify the power of arts, humanities, and social sciences research in shaping cultural narratives. Whether examining vampires through a sociopolitical lens, uncovering wartime influences on holiday traditions, or scrutinizing poetry publication trends, these graduate students contributed invaluable knowledge to their respective fields. Their work challenges existing norms and invites broader discussions about identity, tradition, and representation\u2014reminding us why research matters.<\/p>\n<p><i>Wilkinson College graduate students interested in learning more or participating in next year\u2019s symposium can reach out for more information by emailing The Team of the Associate Vice President for Graduate Education at <\/i><a href=\"mailto:GradEd@chapman.edu\"><i>GradEd@chapman.edu<\/i><\/a><i> or by reaching out to their Graduate Programs Coordinator, David Krausman, at <\/i><a href=\"mailto:krausman@chapman.edu\"><i>krausman@chapman.edu<\/i><\/a><i>.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>(Posted in header: (left to right) Cheyenne Hebert (&#8217;26 MFA Creative Writing), Margaret Elysia Garcia (&#8217;26 MFA), Sydney Boone (&#8217;26 MFA) presenting their project, \u201cWho\u2019s the Best?: Contributor Demographics and Publication History in The Best American 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