Earlham Summer Programs is an immersive 6 day residential camp. Upon completion of the coursework, participants will earn one credit hour.
Title: H2Oh! The Chemistry of WaterProfessor: Kalani Seu, Chemistry This course will focus on the chemistry of water as it relates to the Environment. Lectures, discussions, demonstrations, and assignments will illustrate the importance of Chemistry in the environment around us. Topics will include water chemistry, acid-base chemistry, and spectroscopy. Laboratory activities and experiments will give students first-hand experience working in the lab.
Title: Power and PoliticsProfessor: Peng Yu, Politics
What is power? How is it related to politics? In this course, students will explore power in different dimensions and examine how power is defined and operates in various political contexts. We will do so from both Western and non-Western perspectives.
Title: The Power of JewelryProfessor: Lauren Darrouzet, Art How does a piece of jewelry send a message? In this course, students will explore how art and adornment come together to communicate ideas and tell stories. Students will learn foundational techniques in metalsmithing to create a pendant that can be worn on a chain. Sawing, piercing, filing, sanding, creating patinas, and cold connecting (joining pieces with no heat!) will be used to create a wearable work of art.
Title: Sustainability 101Professor: Jamey Pavey, Environmental Sustainability Explore the topic of sustainability through hands-on activities investigating water quality in Richmond and examining waste generated on campus. Learn about and practice systems thinking as a tool to better understand complicated relationships in social and environmental systems. Consider ways to apply what you learn to minimize environmental impacts of your school (or another institution you are familiar with).
Title: The Psychology of FoodProfessor: Maggie Thomas, Psychology Food is an essential component of the lives of every living thing, but many humans do not really think about how food influences their lives or how their lives are influenced by food. In this course, we will focus on food from the perspective of psychology. In other words, this means that we will be analyzing and discussing individual behavior and how individual behavior varies, all within the context of food.
Title: Ghosts and Vampires in Popular CultureProfessor: Ferit Güven, Philosophy This course will investigate various images and narratives of the returning dead in popular culture and try to understand the social, cultural and psychoanalytical bases of our obsession with these images and narratives. We will examine philosophical texts, novels, short stories, films, music videos and several other media representations of ghosts, vampires and zombies and ask what kind of conception of the (un)dead these representations portray.
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