www.camdencc.edu/CIVICCENTER

Let The Center be your “Bridge Over Troubled Water”

during this time of crisis.– SIMON AND GARFUNKEL TUNE, 1970

SUMMER 2020

THE CENTERSPECIAL ONLINE COURSES

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ABOUT USThe Center offers interesting and thought-provoking courses and events to help teachers to meet their professional development requirements and community members to enhance their knowledge. Registrants may choose to attend one or more sessions of any series or course.

OUR STAFF Director – John L. PesdaProject Coordinator – Valerie Concordia

REGISTRATIONIn order for us to notify you of any cancellations or changes, all participants are asked to register prior to attending. We reserve the right to cancel or reschedule programs should the need arise. Please check our website for cancellations, changes, and other updates.

To register contact Valerie Concordia at vconcordia@camdencc.edu or call and leave a message at her college phone number – (856) 227-7200, ext. 4333.

You may also register by going to www.camdencc.edu/myccc-helpand clicking on the “Student” link. From there, just follow the ww on-screen instructions.

At this time we cannot receive registrations via postal mail, FAX or by scanning.

CONTACT INFORMATIONMailing Address: The Center at Camden County College, PO Box 200, Blackwood, NJ 08012

Office: Madison Connector 103, Main Campus (Blackwood)

Phone: (856) 227-7200, ext. 4333

Email: thecenter@camdencc.edu

The Center at Camden County College focuses on the needs and interests of educators and the community at large. Its goal is to create an informed citizenry through exploration of humanities, social sciences, natural sciences and issues critical to a democratic society. Citizens have the opportunity to meet scholars, scientists, government officials and business leaders to explore historical and current issues and discuss societal problems and their solutions.

As you know, The Center has been forced by the covid 19 crisis to shift all of the mini-courses to online courses. Under the circumstances, there are no enrollment limits on the size of enrollment. Yearly members and those who registered for one course in the summer can now register for as many courses as you wish, which you can watch in your leisure at a time that you choose, since they are not interactive. It would be very helpful to The Center if you enrolled in a number them, even all of the summer courses.

Thank you. We appreciate your support.

For more information, visit our website: www.camdencc.edu/civiccenter

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THE BEAT GENERATION: LITERATURE IN THE 1950S INSTRUCTOR: Nicholas Leonetti

The Beat Generation is one of the most well-known and significant literary movements in American history. This course will focus on the four key figures of the movement: Jack Kerouac, Allan Ginsberg, W.S. Burroughs, and Gary Snyder. It will review the historical/literary context in which these writers cultivated their styles. Finally, it will show how this era has influenced other writers in a major way.

TOPICS:

Week 1: Jack Kerouac

Week 2: Allan Ginsberg

Week 3: W.S. Burroughs

Week 4: Gary Snyder

Week 5: Lasting Influence

PHILADELPHIA CIVIL WAR

INSTRUCTOR: Anthony Waskie

TOPICS:

Week 1: Philadelphia at the outset of the Rebellion. Its politics, population, manufacturing base, transportation hub and military condition. Preparations for Civil War.

Week 2: Philadelphia as ‘Arsenal of the Union’; Recruitment of troops; buildup of the Navy. Training camps. Famous military units from Philadelphia.

Week 3: Philadelphia represented at the War Front. Battles in which Philadelphia commanders excelled. Famous military units in war.

Week 4: Lincoln in Philadelphia. The Great Sanitary Fair of 1864. The rise of the Union League. The end of the War and Lincoln’s Funeral

Week 5: The Post War era. War in memory. Veterans’ groups. Monumentation in Philadelphia.

SESSION 1: 6/2 – 7/2

ONLINE MINI-COURSES

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NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM: QUESTIONS OF CONSCIOUSNESS IN MUSEUMS

INSTRUCTOR: Taylor Brookins

TOPICS:

Week 1: Introduction to Museums: In this session, we will learn about different types of museums and about the inception of museums as formal historical institutions. We will learn about the first museum practices used 500 years and how the compare and relate to practices today.

Week 2: Does this item really belong here? In this session, participants will learn and question the morality of museum’s collections. Many museums house and display stolen goods, should these items be returned to their rightful places of origins or are they better off in the hands of seemingly prestigious institutions?

Week 3: Are museums serving all of the public? In this session, participants will learn about the issues with accessibility of museums. Are museums effectively serving all communities?

Week 4: Aquariums and Zoos, places of sanctuary or animal prisons? In this session, participants will learn about the advantages and disadvantages of zoos and aquariums.

Week 5: Museums as agents of Social Change?: In this session, participants will learn about the many ways in which museums and historical institutions can serve the public and tackle present and past social issues.

THE PLAYS OF TENNESSEE WILLIAMS INSTRUCTOR: Matt Screnci

Like Arthur Miller and Eugene O’Neil, Tennessee Williams is considered one of the great playwrights of 20th century American theatre. Often drawing from his own tragic background, Williams created some of drama’s greatest characters. The course will cover five of his best known plays. It is recommended that students read/review the plays prior to each class.

TOPICS:

Week 1: The Glass Menagerie

Week 2: A Streetcar Named Desire

Week 3: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

Week 4: Suddenly Last Summer

Week 5: The Rose Tattoo

SESSION 1: 6/2 – 7/2

ONLINE MINI-COURSES

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ROCK AND ROLL: A SURVEY OF THE 20TH CENTURYINSTRUCTOR: David Cesarano

TOPICS:

Week 1: A Deal with the Devil: The roots of rock are found in the fertile soil of jazz and blues. The guitar is rock’s signature instrument and Robert Johnson sold his soul for musical immortality. African American music was repackaged for American Bandstand and Elvis’ hips were banned from TV.

Week 2: Free Love and Vietnam: The British invaded to the hysterical screams and swoons of young women. The tumultuous 1960s were accompanied by a vibrant era of tremendous cross-pollination between genres, races, and ethnicities by bands unafraid to admit their drug use and libidinous lascivity during a time of war and protest.

Week 3: Save Us from Disco: The 1970s were a time of disillusionment yet rock and roll not only survived, it thrived. This session peeks at the birth of punk, heavy metal, glam metal, and progressive rock.

Week 4: Welcome to the Jungle: The synthesizer nearly overthrew the guitar as the primary weapon of rock during the New Wave yet hair metal and hard rock surged on, embracing excess louder than before. A second British invasion was cut short by Nirvana as Seattle grunge defined the nihilism and postmodernity of the 1990s.

Week 5: Shock Rock, “Frat Boy” Rock... and the Death of Rock?: Beyond 2000, corporatism and the internet would immaculate rock and roll, which now exists in a very precarious position.

TWENTIETH CENTURY REVOLUTIONSINSTRUCTOR: Mark Blystone

TOPICS:

Week 1: The Russian Revolution: Russians go from peasants under a Tsar to comrades of the Soviet Union. The ideas of Lenin frighten the rest of the world.

Week 2: The Chinese Revolution: After nearly a quarter-century of Civil War, Communists emerge victorious under Mao Tse-Tung. This will forever alter the balance of power in the Far East as hundreds of millions of Chinese become part of the People’s Republic.

Week 3: The Cuban Revolution: The largest island in the Caribbean violently emerges from a half-millennium of Spanish and American influence. Fidel Castro seeks to impose socialism while the Soviet Union sees an opportunity.

Week 4: 1968: With the United States mired in the Vietnam War and torn by unrest at home, revolutions break out in European capitals with a ferocity not seen since 1848. Women and minorities also seek new opportunities in the form of dramatic social change.

Week 5: The Eastern Bloc: As the Soviet Union’s grip on power begins to dwindle, Eastern Europeans seek regime change and modernization. Aided by the United States and Great Britain, it seems the Cold War will end in a people’s revolution.

SESSION 1: 6/2 – 7/2

ONLINE MINI-COURSES

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BEATLES REVOLUTIONS: THE FAB FOUR IN THEIR TIME AND OURSINSTRUCTOR: Paul Howe

2020 marks the fiftieth anniversary of the break-up of The Beatles, but their fascination for our culture still remains strong and steady. Come for a discussion about the many ways in which The Beatles enlivened, enriched, and transformed their times and continue to inform our time. Accompanied by video and audio clips, topics will include the influences on the early group, the impact of Beatlemania, the compositional skills revealed in their original songs, their mastery of studio technique, and much more.

TOPICS:

Week 1: And In the End :The Beatles Break Up

Week 2: Beatles Roots 1: Liverpool, Hamburg, and Early Rock ‘n’ Roll

Week 3: Beatles Roots 2: More Heroes and the USA

Week 4: “And Your Bird Can Sing”: The Beatles and Composition

Week 5: Flanging and Other Magic Tricks: The Beatles’ Studio Wizardry

PUTTING IT TOGETHER: STEPHEN SONDHEIM – THE EARLY YEARSINSTRUCTOR: Matt Screnci

Stephen Sondheim is considered a genius in the world of musical theatre. Critics consider him to be the master of the form. This course, the first of two parts, will explore his early works, starting with his contributions as a lyricist, and ending with his first hit shows.

TOPICS:

Week 1: West Side Story - A collaboration of multiple geniuses

Week 2: Gypsy - Creating one of musical theatre’s greatest characters

Week 3: A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum - Borscht belt comedy in Ancient Rome

Week 4: Company - Modern love in the 1970’s

Week 5: Follies - Mixing the classic with the contemporary

SESSION 1: 6/2 – 7/2

ONLINE MINI-COURSES

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CONTEMPORARY ISSUES IN BIOMEDICAL ETHICSINSTRUCTOR: Sean Skedzielewski

This course will survey issues in applied biomedical ethics. The ethical status of abortion, euthanasia, physician assisted suicide, paternalism, and genetic enhancements will be investigated using the methods of analytic philosophy. The instructor will venture to provide tentative answers to such questions as, “When is euthanasia morally acceptable?” and, “What restraints may permissibly be placed on abortion?” This class will grapple with problems that are perennial, but recurring anew with force and urgency in American political and ethical life.

TOPICS:

Week 1: An introduction to Contemporary Ethics: Duty, Happiness, & Virtue

Week 2: Euthanasia and Physician Assisted Suicide

Week 3: Abortion

Week 4: Paternalism and Truth Telling in the Medical Field

Week 5: Genetic Enhancements and the Future of Medical Care

THE VIETNAM WAR IN CINEMAINSTRUCTOR: Grant Gieseke

The Vietnam War cast a long, dark shadow on American cinema. This course is an exploration of Hollywood’s depiction of The Vietnam War and its aftermath from the 1960s through today. Each session will use one film as a focal point to discuss particular issues and aspects of the war as suggested by each movie. Selections from each film will be screened in class.

TOPICS:

Week 1: Full Metal Jacket (1987), dir. by Stanley Kubrick - “We are jolly green giants walking the earth. With guns.”

Week 2: Platoon (1986), dir. by Oliver Stone - “Hell is the impossibility of reason.”

Week 3: Coming Home (1978), dir. by Hal Ashby - “You have enough ghosts to carry around.”

Week 4: The Deer Hunter (1978), dir. by Michael Cimino - “This is this. This ain’t something else.”

Week 5: Apocalypse Now (1979), dir. by Francis Ford Coppola - “The horror. The horror.”

SESSION 1: 6/2 – 7/2

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OUR AMERICAN MUSICINSTRUCTOR: Robert Adams

TOPICS:

Week 1: From the Colonial Period through the Civil War. European influence, American Roots Music, Spirituals and Hymns, Patriotic and Folk Music

Week 2: The Late 19th Century. Minstrelsy, The Rise of Nationalism, Sousa and His Buddies, Ragtime.

Week 3: The Early 20th Century. The Circus, Vaudeville, Dixieland, Tin pan Alley, and World Influences.

Week 4: The 1930s through the 1950s. The Golden Age of Hollywood, Swing Music, The Modern Musical, the Rise of Rock and Roll, and Another Phase of Patriotic and Folk Music.

Week 5: The 1960s to the present. Television Music, The Rise of Rock and Roll, new Trends in Classical Music, The Evolution of Jazz as a Subculture, Drum Corps, Eastern Influences, and What the Future May Hold.

POLITICS, CULTURE & STRUGGLE OF THE AMERICAN CIVIL WARINSTRUCTOR: Herb Kaufman

From the election of Lincoln in 1860 through the Confederate surrender in 1865, we examine the major political, economic, military and social aspects of the Civil War. These events are woven together bringing the Civil War into sharp focus as documented through our social and political history.

TOPICS:

Week 1: 1860 – 1861: The Constitution and the economics of slavery; the campaigns and party platforms; reasons for secession & the creation of the Southern Confederacy; opening battles & emerging personalities.

Week 2: 1862: America comes to grips with total war; “On to Richmond” the Peninsula Campaign of George McClellan & the Valley Campaign of Stonewall Jackson; Antietam and ascension of Ulysses Grant.

Week 3: 1863: Lincoln & the Constitution; The Emancipation Proclamation; twin victories of Vicksburg & Gettysburg; disaster at Chickamauga; the New York draft riots.

Week 4: 1864: Election of 1864; Lincoln’s biggest political mistake; the Copperhead movement; Grant takes command & the Overland Campaign; Sherman’s March to the Sea; destruction at Franklin.

Week 5: 1865: The siege of Petersburg and Lee surrenders; the Lincoln assassination conspiracy; the Radical Republicans take charge; the beginning of the southern white supremacist movement.

SESSION 1: 6/2 – 7/2

ONLINE MINI-COURSES

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A HISTORICAL LOOK AT THE BROADWAY MUSICAL HAMILTONINSTRUCTOR: Kevin Casey

TOPICS:

Week 1: Songs 1 – 9: We start with an introduction of Alexander Hamilton and work our way up to the beginning of the fighting in the American Revolution.

Week 2: Songs 10 – 18: We pick up with Hamilton’s marriage to Eliza Schuyler and continue to the planning of the Battle of Yorktown.

Week 3: Songs 19 – 28: We begin with the Battle of Yorktown and end with Hamilton’s appointment as Secretary of Treasury.

Week 4: Songs 29 – 37: This week we start with Hamilton’s Financial Plan and end with the John Adams as president.

Week 5: Songs 38 – 46: We wrap up our study of Hamilton with a look at the scandal involving Maria Reynolds and end with the infamous duel between Hamilton and Aaron Burr.

SESSION 2: 7/13 – 8/13

ONLINE MINI-COURSES

THE HISTORY OF THE AUTOMOBILEINSTRUCTOR: Andrew McAlpin

The automobile was first developed and improved in Germany and France in the late 1800s, though Americans quickly came to dictate the automotive industry in the first half of the twentieth century, the world markets of Asia and Europe have stamped out a dominate presence with technology and features around historical technology events and cultural influences.

TOPICS:

Week 1: How automobiles are defined and where they were invented

Week 2: Europe and America’s rise of the automobile market

Week 3: Henry Ford and William Durant contributions to the production and distribution

Week 4: Industry Growing Pains around history and the diverse cultural influences toward the use of the automobile

Week 5: U.S. Carmakers Retool and the Legacy of the U.S. Auto Industry from then to now

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RESISTANCE, REBELLION AND REVOLUTIONINSTRUCTOR: Randy Miller

When we learn of American enslavement, we receive more information on the toils of an enslaved life and rarely any information on how enslaved persons resisted their appointed station. Enslaved persons ran away, sabotaged their plantations, burnt buildings and even killed their oppressors. This course will expose participants to history rarely told: one of enslaved persons resisting and revolting against their oppressors.

TOPICS:

Week 1: Reading, Writing & Talking

Week 2: Sabotage & Strikes

Week 3: Running Away

Week 4: Revolt & Rebellion

Week 5: Other Individual Acts

SCI-FI/HORROR: SHORT STORIES AND FILMSINSTRUCTOR: Edward Dold

TOPICS:

Week 1: “It’s Alive!” The History of Science Fiction and Horror in Popular Culture – A look at the history of the genres with a look at classic monster movies and early horror short fiction.

Week 2: “They’re Here” Ghosts and the Supernatural – A study of famous ghost films and short stories.

Week 3: “In Space, No One Can Hear You Scream” Aliens and UFOs – Focusing on stories that feature characters interacting with/fighting against aliens.

Week 4: “The Call is Coming From Inside the House” Slashers and the Relentless Pursuers – Studying the rise in popularity of slasher films during the late 80s and early 90s.

Week 5: “You’re Going to Need a Bigger Boat” Monsters that Lurk in the Sea – We’ll conclude our course by reading about and viewing stories that feature monsters that are found in the water.

SESSION 2: 7/13 – 8/13

ONLINE MINI-COURSES

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HITLER’S BLACK VICTIMS: THE HISTORICAL EXPERIENCES OF AFRO-GERMANS, EUROPEAN BLACKS, AFRICANS, AND AFRICAN AMERICANS IN THE NAZI ERA

INSTRUCTOR: Demetrius Robinson This mini-course will examine the social conditions and treatment of Africans and Afro-Germans in Germany and German occupied territories, prior to World War I and under the reign of Hitler and the Nazi Party during World War II.

TOPICS:

Week 1: The German’s nationalistic and racial ideology around 1900 during Germany’s interaction with Afro- Germans and Africans of the German-colonized regions in Southwest Africa.

Week 2: The fall of the Weimar Republic and the demonization of the African soldiers in the French Army who helped to occupy the German Rhineland shortly after World War I.

Week 3: The harsh treatment of Afro-Germans, offspring of white German women and the African soldiers of the Rhine, who faced sterilization and threats of death as a result of the Nazi Party’s racial policies.

Week 4: Germany atrocities against African Soldiers who fought in the French Army during World War II.

Week 5: Afro-Germans after 1945 to present.

SESSION 2: 7/13 – 8/13

ONLINE MINI-COURSES

TALES OF THE RECONSTRUCTION: AMERICA REBOUNDSINSTRUCTOR: William Lutz

TOPICS:

Week 1: Broken Promises: Abandoned Americans and Jim Crow Following the civil war, many African Americans were abandoned by the Republican party seeking to remain in control while dealing with an insurgent Democratic Party.

Week 2: Rise of the Robber Barons America’s industrial growth exploded following the Civil War, and with that the rise of the Robber Barons - Rockefeller, Carnegie, Vanderbilt to name a few - dominated the socio-political landscape.

Week 3: The Long Depression of 1873 The Long Depression was a worldwide occurrence, beginning in 1873 and into the 1880’s. Unlike the Great Depression of the 1930’s there was little social programs or governmental help, with American suffering greatly.

Week 4: Labor Unrest and Seeds of Change The growing gap between rich and poor created tensions shaping a new political movement. Although the Labor Movement predates the 1800s, its effectiveness was largely shaped by the rampant inequalities ushered in by the industrial boom of the 19th century, laying the groundwork for the Progressive Movement.

Week 5: It All Changes: The 1898 Spanish American War With the Spanish - American War, the United States enters the world stage, becoming a world power which brought about its growing dominant role in the coming World War I years and the rest of the 20th century.

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USE YOUR NOODLE: EXPLORING PHILOSOPHY THROUGH MOVIES AND MUSICINSTRUCTOR: Barry Jost This mini-course will explore the complicated subject of philosophy in an easy to understand way. We will utilize a series of philosophical movies and music to understand a variety of topics. Topics will include free will vs. determinism, skepticism, the nature of dreams, the illusion of time, and our existence.

TOPICS:

Week 1: Free will vs. Determinism: “The Adjustment Bureau” (2011) with Matt Damon and Emily Blunt

Week 2: Skepticism: “The Truman Show” (1998) with Jim Carrey

Week 3: The Nature of Dreams: “Inception” (2010) with Leonardo DiCaprio

Week 4: The Illusion of Time: “Dark Side of the Moon” (1973) by Pink Floyd

Week 5: Existentialism: “Stranger Than Fiction” (2006) with Will Ferrell

SPRINGSTEEN AND SOCIETY INSTRUCTOR: Chris Janeczko

TOPICS:

Week 1: The Protest Songwriting Tradition: The Influence of Woody Guthrie, Bob Dylan and Others on Bruce Springsteen

Week 2: From the “Factory” to “Mansions on the Hill”: Issues of Class in the Songs of Bruce Springsteen

Week 3: “The Faith That Can Save Me”: The Catholic Influence on Bruce Springsteen’s Songwriting

Week 4: Our “American Skin”: Issues of Immigration and Race in the Songs of Bruce Springsteen

Week 5: “They Put A Rifle In My Hand”: Bruce Springsteen and Issues of War and Power

SESSION 2: 7/13 – 8/13

ONLINE MINI-COURSES

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THE MISSING MINORITY: REPRESENTATION OF MARGINALIZED GROUPS IN CINEMAINSTRUCTOR: Marissa Pona

TOPICS:

Week 1: Minorities and Film 101 – A Brief History of Representation in Cinema This introduction will present some of the problematic historical representations of minorities in cinema. The focus will be on the silent era and golden era of Hollywood, including famous directors and films of these times

Week 2: Minorities in Comedy/Romance – This week will focus on the role of marginalized groups in comedies and romance films. The role of hetero-normative relationships in romance films, as well as specific marginalized sub genres, such as the Medea franchise, will be explored.

Week 3: Minorities and the Action/Adventure Film – This session will focus on the lack of representation in action films for all minority groups. Specific focus will be given to representation for heroes and villains.

Week 4: Minorities in Children’s/Family Films – This session will focus on the importance of representation in film for children. Specific examples will include Disney films, remakes of older films, and modern non-fiction family films.

Week 5: Minorities in Horror – The historical lack of meaningful representation of minorities in horror will be explored through the lens of the final girl and the black victim. The films of Jordan Peele and Ari Aster will be used to explore the shift to the white as monstrosity in current horror.

PHILOSOPHY OF ART & AESTHETICSINSTRUCTOR: Sean Skedzielewski

This mini-course will explore the complicated subject of existentialism in an easy to understand way. We will utilize a series of existential films and music to understand how existentialism can be related to everyday life. Topics will include existentialism, nihilism, eternal recurrence, and absurdism. Some of the philosophers will include Jean-Paul Sartre, Friedrick Nietzsche, Soren Kierkegaard, and Albert Camus.

TOPICS:

Week 1: “Stranger Than Fiction” (2006) with Will Ferrell

Week 2: “Groundhog Day” (1993) with Bill Murray

Week 3: “Fight Club” (1999) with Brad Pitt and Edward Norton

Week 4: “Being John Malkovich” (1999) with John Cusack and Cameron Diaz

Week 5: Existential Music from Various Artists (including The Doors, Pink Floyd, The Eagles, and many more)

SESSION 2: 7/13 – 8/13

ONLINE MINI-COURSES

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BY LAND AND SEA: EXPLORING THE VAST PACIFICINSTRUCTOR: Judy Okun

TOPICS:

Week 1: Exploring the Ancient Pacific: Through tectonics, the Ice Age, migrations and languages, we will explore Siberia, Indonesia, New Guinea, New Zealand, and Hawaii in our investigations of the Pacific region’s ancient past.

Week 2: Silks, Spices, and Luxury: The wealth of resources in this region has awed and attracted merchants and travelers for thousands of years. Encounters with Arabian mariners, Romans, Chinese, Ottomans and Marco Polo with the Pacific region will be our focal points.

Week 3: European Ambitions: Through sustained effort, Western Europeans arrived in Asia in the early sixteenth century and created power shifts and trade routes to the Pacific which would bring change of worldwide proportions. We will examine the efforts and ambitions of the Portuguese, the Spanish, and the Dutch in this era.

Week 4: Terra Australis Incognita and the Northwest Passage: Incredible tales of hidden lands and shortcuts to Asia led to the voyages of Captain Cook, Vitus Bering and Sir Francis Drake, among others. We will chart the expeditions which helped dispel myths and add to geographic knowledge of the Pacific.

Week 5: Modern Encounters: The twenty-first century has been a time of major change in the Pacific region. Population, the environment, resources, security, and trade issues will be some of the topics as we explore the South China Sea, the Strait of Malacca, Singapore, Australia, and Japan, among other destinations

POPULAR SUB-GENRES IN HORROR LITERATUREINSTRUCTOR: Brian DuBois

TOPICS:

Week 1: Horror as a Literary Genre – This class will begin with a close look at the definitions and characteristics of horror literature. It will also discuss and compare the thriller genre as well.

Week 2: Gothic Horror – European and American Gothic Horror will be discussed.

Week 3: Supernatural Horror – This discussion will center around characters and storylines concerning supernatural abilities, psychic powers, devils/demons, gods/angels, ghosts, and haunted houses.

Week 4: Psychological Horror – This class will focus more closely on the psychological trauma and agony created through mental illness, paranoia, suspicion, and self-doubt.

Week 5: Survivor Horror – This class will investigate the plot where the protagonist is separated from civilization and society. Such scenarios would include a zombie apocalypse, an alien invasion, or a viral contagion

SESSION 2: 7/13 – 8/13

ONLINE MINI-COURSES

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THE ART AND CULTURE OF THE RENAISSANCEINSTRUCTOR: Rich Colton

TOPICS:

Week 1: The Foundations of the Renaissance – Did the Renaissance really begin in Italy? We’ll examine some historical antecedents, from Dante to Boccaccio, from Petrarch to Giotto.

Week 2: The Italian Renaissance – The flowering of the Renaissance brought with it the greatest artists in world history. But how important were Michelangelo, Donatello, and Leonardo?

Week 3: The High Renaissance – Once the great artists usher in a period of realism and classical revival, what’s left to say? As it turns out, plenty. We’ll look at some of the great works of Mannerist art and architecture.

Week 4: The Northern Renaissance – We’ll look at how the culture of the Renaissance diffused to the rest of Europe, or, conversely, how the culture of Northern Europe shaped and defined the Renaissance.

Week 5: The Renaissance in context – In this lecture, we’ll address the central question. Did the Renaissance begin in Italy? Why or why not is that important? What is ultimate impact of the Renaissance on art and culture in Europe and around the world?

BUDDHISM FOR OUR TIMEINSTRUCTOR: Venise Grossman

During the turbulent times we have just experienced, you may be inspired to learn some practical ways to achieve peace, wakefulness, a sense of goodness, and to live life fully. Throughout this course, we will discuss the history of Buddhism, the four aspects of the Buddhist path, and some of the best known teachers. By the end of the five weeks, you may find that you are better able to deal with difficult emotions and may even find true happiness.

TOPICS:

Week 1: Buddha, Showing the Way

Week 2: Dharma: Truth, and the Way to Truth

Week 3: Sangha: Joining the Path

Week 4: Buddhism in Action: Applications in Everyday Life

Week 5: Buddhist Teachers and Practices

SESSION 2: 7/13 – 8/13

ONLINE MINI-COURSES

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Mini Course Registration Form Summer 2020The Center at Camden County College (856) 227-7200, ext. 4333 | www.camdencc.edu/civiccenter

To register contact Valerie Concordia at vconcordia@camdencc.edu or call and leave a message at her college phone number – (856) 227-7200, ext. 4333.

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SESSION 1: 6/1 – 7/2 ❏ IDY-209-AOL01 The Beat Generation: Literature in the 1950s❏ IDY-209-AOL02 Philadelphia Civil War❏ IDY-209-AOL03 Night at the Museum: Questions of Consciousness in Museums❏ IDY-209-AOL04 The Plays of Tennessee Williams❏ IDY-209-AOL06 Rock and Roll: A Survey of the 20th Century ❏ IDY-209-AOL07 Twentieth Century Revolutions ❏ IDY-209-AOL08 Beatles Revolutions: The Fab Four in Their Time and Ours ❏ IDY-209-AOL09 Putting it Together: Stephen Sondheim – The Early Years❏ IDY-209-AOL10 Contemporary Issues in Biomedical Ethics❏ IDY-209-AOL11 The Vietnam War In Cinema ❏ IDY-209-AOL12 Our American Music ❏ IDY-209-AOL14 Politics, Culture & Struggle of the American Civil War

SESSION 2: 7/13 – 8/13❏ IDY-209-BOL02 A Historical Look at the Broadway Musical Hamilton ❏ IDY-209-BOL03 The History of the Automobile❏ IDY-209-BOL04 The Search for Purpose❏ IDY-209-BOL05 Resistance, Rebellion and Revolution❏ IDY-209-BOL06 Sci-Fi/Horror: Short Stories and Films❏ IDY-209-BOL07 Tales of the Reconstruction: America Rebounds❏ IDY-209-BOL08 Hitler’s Black Victims❏ IDY-209-BOL09 Use Your Noodle: Exploring Philosophy Through Movies and Music❏ IDY-209-BOL10 Springsteen and Society ❏ IDY-209-BOL11 The Missing Minority❏ IDY-209-BOL12 Philosophy of Art & Aesthetics❏ IDY-209-BOL13 By Land And Sea: Exploring the Vast Pacific ❏ IDY-209-BOL14 Popular Sub-Genres in Horror Literature ❏ IDY-209-BOL15 The Art and Culture of the Renaissance ❏ IDY-209-BOL16 Buddhism for Our Times

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Do I have to be a Camden County Resident to attend The Center’s programs?No, you do not need to be a Camden County Resident to attend.

How much is it to attend a Center mini course?

It is $45 per course or $100 for an unlimited yearly membership. The memberships are an academic year September 1st to August 31st each year. You can go to as many mini course as you want for $100, as long as you register and they are not sold out.

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Edward Garbowski | Beth Gugielmo | Joe Haro | Karen Heller | David Ierley

Kathy Perloff | Leonard Perlmutter | Pam Ponatano | Tim Tobin | Ann Whelan

Renee Winkler | William Wilhelm | Thomas Wright

VOLUNTEERSWe would not be able to offer the wealth of lectures, special events, tours, and courses without the help of our dedicated volunteers. We gratefully acknowledge the following people for their dedication to The Center and their time.

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President of Camden County CollegeDonald A. Borden

Camden County College Board of TrusteesJohn T. Hanson, Chair

Susan R. Croll, Vice ChairAnthony J. Maressa, Secretary

Brett Wiltsey, TreasurerAnnette CastiglioneKaren S. Halpern

Dr. Jay MirmaneshDr. Lovell Pugh-Bassett

Jessica R. StewartHelen Albright Troxell

Judith J. WardMavis Amegah-Dorr, Alumna Trustee

Camden County Board of FreeholdersLouis Cappelli, Jr., Director

Edward T. McDonnell, Deputy DirectorBarbara Holcomb

Melinda KaneJeffrey L. Nash

Carmen G. RodriguezJonathan L. Young, Sr.

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