HUM 212SC - Clemente Humanities Camp

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Westminster College (Salt Lake City)

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When is it right for you to challenge injustice? How do you determine what is unjust and express your deepest beliefs about injustices that you see or experience? These are among questions that you will explore in the 2015 Clemente Humanities Camp, an intensive weekend of thinking and fun for eligible high school seniors on the Westminster College campus. During the camp, you will use philosophy, history, and art to focus on the theme "What is fair? What is right? How do I decide?" You will explore primary resources, engage in deep discussions, create art, perform role plays, and be an active member of an exciting learning community. From the point of view of philosophy, you will read Antigone, an ancient Greek play about a young woman, Oedipus's daughter, who defies the ruler of Thebes, her uncle, whose decree she will not obey. It is a story of two sisters who react very differently as they are torn between loyalty to family and religion and loyalty to the government. From a historical perspective, you will investigate primary documents related to the incarceration of Japanese Americans at Topaz, a Utah internment camp created during World War II. You will examine documents at the University of Utah Marriott Library related to Tsuyako Kitashima, who fought for reparations from the government on behalf of internees; Richard Aoki, a Topaz camp survivor who was later discovered to be an FBI informant; and Fred Korematsu, an internee who challenged the Federal Government in court over the legality of holding Japanese at internment camps during WWII. In your art study, you will discuss the role of art among oppressed people. You will inquire how art can be a means of expressing feelings, beliefs, and outrage at injustice and the role it may play in resisting power. You will engage in your own art making in a workshop related to the themes of the weekend that may include poster art, performance art, site-specific installations, and street art. The academic curriculum during the camp will build on the course of study of the Clemente Course offered at East High, but the Camp is open to any high school senior who wants to explore the theme from the perspectives of history, philosophy, and art. To be eligible for the Camp, you must be eligible for, although not necessarily enrolled in, AVID. Camp will begin Friday after lunch and end on Sunday afternoon. Faculty for the Summer Camp come from the Clemente Course faculty at East High: Patricia Rohrer will teach philosophy; Gary Marquardt will lead the history section, and Jorge Rojas will be the art instructor. Mary Jane Morris will serve as site director. Students who complete the camp will earn two transferrable college credits from Westminster College. Participation in the camp does not obligate the student or the College, however, regarding future enrollment at Westminster. Humanities Camp is More than Books! In addition to the opportunity for rigorous study, Clemente Humanities Camp will give you the chance to experience life on a college campus. You will live in a dormitory and eat in the college cafeteria. You will have time to explore the recreational opportunities on the campus such as the climbing wall and swimming pool. You'll socialize with each other as well as practice leadership and team building skills in problem-solving activities. Non-instructional time will include a campus tour, giving you the chance to meet key resource people to help with college admissions and financial assistance as well as to speak with current college students.

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2.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.westminstercollege.edu

Phone Number:

(801) 484-7651

Regional Accreditation:

Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities

Calendar System:

Four-one-four plan

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