Jason Chun

May 11, 2016

It’s Lit!

By Phi Do, Jason Chun, Celie Hunt Mitchar

Introducing Artsweek's new literature crossing! From Aldous Huxley's haunting Brave New World to Richard Wright's gripping Native Son, check out what's got Artsweek turning up by turning pages.

February 19, 2016

Juan Felipe Herrera: Much More Than a Poet Laureate

By Jason Chun

Those who settled in at Campbell Hall on Feb. 1 expecting a simple evening of poetry witnessed Juan Felipe Herrera deliver a one-man variety show that mixed comedy and storytelling with elements of his Mexican heritage. ...

November 5, 2015

‘Go Set a Watchman’: The Sequel We Didn’t Need

By Jason Chun

If the goal of Go Set a Watchman was to leave me both satisfied and disappointed, it succeeded. On one hand, I got to read a second book by Harper Lee—a sequel to To Kill a Mockingbird, no less. On the other hand, I co...

November 3, 2015

The Sequel We Didn’t Need

By Jason Chun

If the goal of Go Set a Watchman was to leave me both satisfied and disappointed, it succeeded. On one hand, I got to read a second book by Harper Lee — a sequel to To Kill a Mockingbird, no less. On the other hand, I ...

October 1, 2015

Engineering a Poetry Club

By Jason Chun

What does a poet look like — the beret-topped face half-hidden behind an obscure novel at Starbucks? Or the stuffy, thick-bearded professor in his book-lined study? Frankie Cunningham eludes both of these archetypes. F...

May 21, 2015

‘Bloody Poetry:’ Punk, Poetry and Eccentricity

By Alex Wehrung, Jason Chun

Not exactly the headline you were expecting, was it? And we weren’t either; “Blood Poetry” takes an unexpected angle and turns its characters into anachronisms: Percy and Mary Shelley, Lord George Byron and Clair...

April 28, 2015

Poet Visits UCSB: Schultz On Writing and Witnessing The Wherewithal

By Jason Chun

A tale of a young man translating the diaries of his mother – who saved seven Jews from the Nazis – all in the span of a single poem: this is The Wherewithal, the latest work by poet Philip Schultz, and the highlight...

April 23, 2015

TEDx: Spreading Ideas to the New and the Next

By Jason Chun, Phi Do

UCSB students and faculty assembled in Isla Vista’s Embarcadero Hall on Saturday, April 11 for an afternoon of innovation and inspiration with TEDx. Technology, Entertainment and Design (TED) is a nonprofit organizatio...

March 5, 2015

The Taboo Reimagined: Eric Beltz and The Cave of Treasures

By Jason Chun

It was hard to miss the poison oak plant sitting in the middle of The Cave of Treasures, but some of the other elements associated with danger in the installation were subtler. The Cave of Treasures, a work of UCSB alumn...

February 20, 2015

Local Actors Celebrate Italian Author

By Jason Chun

The stage was a woven rug, on which stood a podium, a mic stand and a flowerpot. The backdrop was a bare color-changing screen. It was a simple arrangement, but it was enough for the performers of “Speaking of Francesc...

October 30, 2014

Author Discusses Book in Corwin

By Jason Chun

Hungarian-born journalist and author Kati Marton held a talk at Corwin Pavilion on Wednesday regarding her book, The Great Escape: Nine Jews Who Fled Hitler and Changed the World.

October 18, 2014

From Childhood, to College, to Cartooning: An Evening with Matt Groening and Lynda Barry

By Jason Chun

When Matt Groening and Lynda Barry stepped onto the stage of the Arlington Theatre on Friday, Oct. 10, it was in a style only two cartoonists could pull off: wearing knit hats shaped like “Futurama” characters Nibble...