{"id":914,"date":"2025-06-02T14:07:29","date_gmt":"2025-06-02T21:07:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.chapman.edu\/peacecomm2025\/?p=914"},"modified":"2025-06-02T14:07:29","modified_gmt":"2025-06-02T21:07:29","slug":"first-blog-post","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.chapman.edu\/peacecomm2025\/2025\/06\/02\/first-blog-post\/","title":{"rendered":"First Blog Post"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Hello, my name is Olivia Gluck, and I am a sociology major with a minor in peace and justice studies. In my first year attending Chapman, I was unfamiliar with peace studies, but after taking my first introductory course, I quickly grew deeply interested in the subject matter. I really enjoyed learning about the roots of conflict in different contexts and how the application of nonviolent strategies can promote meaningful change. Freshman year, I was an undecided major, so I spent most of my time sampling classes to find out what I could see myself doing. Upon declaring sociology, I knew I wanted to find a minor that both fit my interests and aligned with what I am passionate about, and after my first peace studies class, I found exactly what I was looking for. <\/span>I\u2019ve taken multiple peace studies classes on account of my requirements, it is the cornerstone of my education here at Chapman. Although it is a huge part of my academic pursuits, I don\u2019t have many opportunities in my day-to-day life to fully experience what it is I\u2019m learning about, which is one of the reasons I was so drawn to participating in this course. I have done many projects and written papers on all sorts of different conflicts, both modern day and historical however, I have never had the chance to witness firsthand how peace building and reconciliation efforts are carried out in real communities. That being said, I was also excited to find out the course would take place in Northern Ireland. As a Derry Girls fan, I\u2019ve had a growing curiosity about Northern Ireland\u2019s history. Although the show is a comedy, there are moments that showcase the everyday realities of growing up during the Troubles. I am eager to deepen my understanding of this period beyond what I\u2019ve seen on screen and read in preparation for this course. In addition to this, I hope to gain a more nuanced perspective on the long-term impact of conflict and the various approaches communities use to foster peace. I am confident this experience will provide me with that opportunity and enrich my senior year because I will have had practical insight that aligns with my academics. As far as challenges go, I\u2019m a little apprehensive about seeing firsthand the violence that occurred, however, it\u2019s important to face these truths as it is necessary in understanding the entirety of the region\u2019s history.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Hello, my name is Olivia Gluck, and I am a sociology major with a minor in peace and justice studies. In my first year attending Chapman, I was unfamiliar with peace studies, but after taking my first introductory course, I quickly grew deeply interested in the subject matter. I really enjoyed learning about the roots […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-914","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.chapman.edu\/peacecomm2025\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/914","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.chapman.edu\/peacecomm2025\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.chapman.edu\/peacecomm2025\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.chapman.edu\/peacecomm2025\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.chapman.edu\/peacecomm2025\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=914"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sites.chapman.edu\/peacecomm2025\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/914\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.chapman.edu\/peacecomm2025\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=914"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.chapman.edu\/peacecomm2025\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=914"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.chapman.edu\/peacecomm2025\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=914"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}